Creating Sub-Tasks in Microsoft Project - Continued

By using predecessors, Microsoft Project can show the sequence of tasks. There are two ways to enter predecessors within a project and we'll cover those here.

• Select row four of the project.
• Tab out past the duration field.
• You should now see a number of fields:
  • Start Date
  • End Date
  • Predecessors
  • Resource Name
• In the Predecessor field enter 3 and press enter.
• On row 5 enter 4 in the predecessor field and press enter.
• On row 6 enter 5 in the predecessor field and press enter.
• Double click row 7 and the following dialog will be displayed.

This is the Task Information dialog and contains all the fields associated with the task. There are a number of fields available in the Task Information dialog that are not on the Task spreadsheet.

1. Click on the Predecessors tab.

The following dialog will be displayed

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1. Click on 'Task Name' in the first row of the spreadsheet.

2. A drop-down dialog box will be displayed listing all the tasks of the project.

3. Select 'Secure Executive Sponsorship' and press tab.

Your screen will now look like this:

6. Click 'OK' to close the dialog.

Your project will now look like the following: