The Project Plan in Paratext is a powerful tool to ensure a project stays on task and doesn’t miss any important steps in the translation process. In addition, it automates a lot of the checking that would otherwise have to be done manually.
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Project Plans Video Series
Do you prefer watching videos over reading? Check out our Project Plans video training tracks. You can also see a written tutorial below.
How to apply and customize a Project Plan that will work for you
Only a project administrator can apply and configure a project plan.
Does your Paratext project already have a project plan set up?
Your project will have a blue icon like this 
in the upper right corner of the text editing window. When you click on it, it opens a list of tasks for the current book.
Yes, my project already has a plan set up
Determine what plan you are using
- Click on the Project menu > Project settings > Project plan.
- At the top, it will give the name of the Project Plan. If this is the correct plan for your organization, then you are already set up. Please make sure to customize the plan according to your needs before you begin to use it.
If it is not the correct plan for your organization, follow steps 1 through 5 below.
Replacing an existing project plan
If it is not the base plan you need to use, you’ll need to copy any progress data you want to save from it and delete it before applying a new plan. Begin with step 1 if you want to save the progress data, or with step 2 if the existing progress data is not important.
