Edit a project in project

Outline tasks in a project

Indent and outdent tasks to show hierarchy. An indented task becomes a subtask of the task above it, which becomes a summary task.

1. Select View > Task Views > Gantt Chart.

2. Select the task or tasks in the Task Name column that you want to indent or outdent.

3. Do one of the following:

   • Select Task > Schedule >Indent Task or press Alt+Shift+Left, to make the task a subtask.

   • Select Task > Schedule > Outdent Task or press Alt+Shift+Right, to move the task to the level of the task above it.

You can use subtasks and summary tasks to show phases, easily navigate through a large project, and more.

Link tasks in a project

You can link any two tasks in a project to show their relationship, which is called a task dependency. After you link the tasks, every change you make to one affects the other.

1. Select View > Task Views > Gantt Chart.

2. Hold down Ctrl and select the two tasks you want to link (in the Task Name column).

3. Select Task > Link the Selected Tasks or press Ctrl+F2.

Project supports four kinds of task links to show different relationships.

For more information about task links and scheduling, see How Project schedules tasks: Behind the scenes.

Change your view

1. Select the View tab.

2. Do one of the following:

   • Select the view that you want to use in the Task Views group or Resource Views group.

   • Select Gantt Chart > More Views to see all the available views, and then select from the options in the More Views dialog box.

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