Project 2013 Introduction

Project 2013

Lesson 3 – Working with Tasks

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Step-by-Step

Enter a milestone task.

If necessary, open the House 2.mpp file. Click in the first empty field in the Task Name column.

Steps

Practice Data

1. Enter a name for the milestone task. The milestone task name appears in the Task Name field and on the entry bar.

Type Complete Planning Phase.

2. Select the Duration field.

Press [Tab].

The Duration field is selected.

3. Enter a duration of 0 days for the milestone task. A duration of 0 days appears in the Duration field and the entry bar.

Click Duration to 0 days for the Complete Planning Phase task.

4. Press [Enter] .

Press [Enter].

The milestone task appears on the Gantt chart as a filled diamond shape with the date of the task next to it.

NOTE You can also add a milestone task by clicking on the New

Milestone icon

in the Insert group on the Task tab of

the Ribbon and entering the name of the milestone.

E NTERING A R ECURRING T ASK

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Discussion

You may have tasks that occur at regular intervals during a project, such as a weekly progress meeting. Instead of entering each individual occurrence of the task, you can create a recurring task. A recurring task appears on the project schedule at the specified intervals and is identified by a recurring task indicator. The recurring task indicator appears as two arrows in a circular formation.

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