Project 2016 - Introduction

Project 2016

Lesson – Organizing Tasks

C REATING A P ROJECT S UMMARY T ASK

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Discussion

Display a project summary task to quickly view cost, work, and scheduling information for the entire project. When you display a project summary task, it is inserted at the beginning of the task list and includes the project file name.

Collapse and expand the project summary task, just as you collapse and expand other summary tasks. When you collapse a project summary task, no other tasks appear since all project tasks are subtasks of this task. The Gantt bar for a project summary task has inverted triangles at each end and is gray. This bar extends from the project start date to the end date.

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Procedures

1. If necessary, switch to Gantt Chart view. 2. Under Gantt Chart Tools select the Format contextual tab. 3. In the Show/Hide group select Project Summary Task .

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Step-by-Step

Create a project summary task.

If necessary, switch to the Gantt Chart view.

Steps

Practice Data

1. Under Gantt Chart Tools, select the Format contextual tab. The Format ribbon appears. 2. In the Show/Hide group, select the Project Summary Task option. The Project Summary Task option is selected.

Click the Format tab.

Click

Notice that the task House3 appears at the beginning of the task list with a task ID of 0. Collapse the Project Summary Task to see that all project tasks are subtasks of this

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