Project 2013 Introduction

Lesson 3 – Working with Tasks

Project 2013

Entering tasks in Manual Task Mode

NOTE If several consecutive tasks have the same information, such as the same duration, you can use the Fill feature to enter the information. To use this feature, select the field containing the information you want to copy and then point to the lower right corner of the field until the mouse pointer changes to a black cross. Then, drag the Fill handle up or down as necessary to complete the task information. Remember that durations are scheduled on working days. Therefore, if you enter seven days ( 7d ), Microsoft Project schedules the tasks for seven business days (or one week of five business days plus two business days in the following week). To enter five or ten business days at one time, you can enter a duration of one week ( 1w ) or two weeks ( 2w ), respectively.

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Procedures

1. Switch to the Gantt Chart view. 2. Select the first empty field in the Task Name column. 3. Enter a task name. 4. Select the corresponding field in the Duration column. 5. Enter a duration for the task.

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