

New tasks appear below the currently selected item in the Gantt view, or at the bottom of the list if no tasks, milestones, or groups are selected.įor our project we’ll create several tasks beneath each milestone that they’re related to.Įven the most accommodating work week will occasionally have days that are out of the ordinary. When you’re done, if your milestone is not the last item, click the bullet to its left and drag it down to the bottom of the list.Įach task in the outline corresponds to a bar on the Gantt chart.

If you still have a “Task 1” hanging around, you can just delete it or change its name.

Select your first task and press the Return key once (or twice, depending on how your keyboard preferences are set) to create new tasks. Tasks can be grouped together, and a task can be dependent on other tasks.įor now, just create some tasks and name them. Each task has attributes such as start and end dates, a completion percentage, and resource assignments these show up in the various columns of the task outline, and in the various sections of the Task inspector. To add a task above the currently selected task, hold Shift before pressing Return.Ī task is anything that needs to get done in order for the project to move toward completion. Create a task by pressing Return with a task selected, or choosing Structure ▸ Add ▸ Task.
