Open a project

When starting the module

Log in to P6 Professional.
To open an existing project, click Open Existing on the Welcome dialog box.

To open the last project you worked with, click Open Last.
From the Open Project dialog box, click the project or EPS node you want to open, or press the Ctrl key and select more than one project, then click Open.
Use the Enterprise toolbar, Project toolbar, Enterprise menu, or Project menu to open the window you want to work with, such as Projects, Resources, or Activities.

Choose File, Open.

You can also click on the Standard toolbar.

To view more information about each project, click the Display Options bar and choose Columns, Customize. Then, add the appropriate columns to the dialog box.
Select the project you want to open.
In the Access Mode section, choose Exclusive, Shared, or Read Only to specify how you want to open the project.

Depending on your security profile or the way in which other users have opened the project, some of these options may not be available.
To view a list of users currently working in the selected project, click Users.
Click Open.

When you open a project from the Open Project dialog box, any projects currently open are closed. To open multiple projects at the same time, select each project you want to open in the Open Project dialog box.
Only one user at a time can have Exclusive access to a project. When you open a project in Exclusive mode, other users can open it only in Read-Only mode.
You must have the Check In/Check Out Projects and Open Projects Exclusively project privilege to open projects using Exclusive mode. Similarly, Exclusive mode is enabled only if you have the Check In/Check Out Projects and Open Projects Exclusively project privilege for all the EPSs and projects you select.