Project 2013 Introduction

Lesson 3 – Working with Tasks

Project 2013

Steps

Practice Data

7. Enter the Task duration.

Type 1 and press [Enter].

The desired duration appears in the Duration field.

8. Select the next empty field in the Task Name column and enter a task name The desired task name appears in the field. 9. Select the corresponding field in the Duration column. A border appears around the Duration field and a spin box appears in the field.

Type Develop Plans.

Press [Tab].

10. Enter a duration for the task.

Type 2w.

The desired duration appears in the Duration field.

11. Press [Enter] .

Press [Enter].

The task is entered and a bar appears on the Gantt chart for the duration of the task.

Practice the Concept: Enter the following tasks. For those tasks with estimated durations, enter a question mark ( ? ) after the duration:

Task Name

Duration

Draft Proposal

3 days (estimated)

Request Bids

2 days

Get Bids

1 week

E DITING T ASKS

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Discussion

You can edit tasks by replacing the current entry or by editing portions of an entry. To replace an entire entry, you can select the field containing the entry and type the new entry. To edit only portions of an entry, you can use the entry bar or use in-cell editing. The entry bar appears below the ribbon and displays the content of the

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