How to Baseline a Schedule in Microsoft Project

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Here’s how to do it: 

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1. Let's begin by clicking on the 'Project' tab in the ribbon menu at the top of your screen.
2. Now, locate and click 'Set Baseline' from the 'Schedule' group. This creates a snapshot of your current plan that you'll use to compare against actual progress later.
3. In the dropdown menu that appears, select "Set Baseline..." to open the baseline configuration dialog box.
4. In the dialog box, you can choose which baseline number to set. Microsoft Project allows up to 11 baselines per project - Baseline and Baseline 1-10.
5. Make sure "Entire project" is selected if you want to baseline all tasks. If you've selected specific tasks beforehand, you could choose "Selected tasks" instead.
6. Click 'OK' to save your baseline.