Open Workbench User Guide

Update Task Data

Change Task Location in Project WBS

After you create a project task, you can change its position in a spreadsheet view that displays the task detail pane, such as the Gantt Chart view.

Note: If you move a task to an empty location that is within a sub-project or after the last line of a sub-project, the task becomes part of that sub-project.

To change the location of a task

1. Click the header button for the task you want to change location to select the task, and then click the selected row and hold the mouse button.

The task is selected and is ready to be moved to its new location on the WBS.

2. Drag the task to a the new location in the view, and release the mouse button.

The task is placed in its new location on the WBS.

Shift Tasks

To select multiple tasks

1. In a view that displays the task detail pane, do one of the following:

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To select a contiguous range of tasks, press the Shift key on your keyboard and click a range of tasks.

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To select a noncontiguous range of tasks, press the Ctrl key on your keyboard and individually click tasks.

The tasks are selected.

2. Right-click one of the tasks and select Modify from the shortcut menu.

The General tab on the Task Properties - Multiple Selections dialog box opens.

You can manually change a task's schedule by dragging its Gantt bars to a new position.

When you move Gantt bars, a pop-up window displays the new dates. The task's start and finish dates change to reflect its new position in the Gantt. Changes you make to start and finish dates automatically update the task's start and finish dates. To view this information, open the General tab on the Task Properties dialog box.

You can also shift task start and finish dates interactively on the Gantt chart in either of the following ways:

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You can shift start or finish dates, extending the task duration relative to the surrounding time frame.

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You can shift the entire task to a new position relative to the surrounding time frame, keeping the task duration intact.

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