Editing Project Task Details

You can edit project tasks in the Tasks pane or the Schedule pane. Changes that you make on the Schedule and Task panes are shown immediately so that you can view the effect of your changes before saving them. Changes are not saved until you click Save. For more information, see "Project Task Gantt Fields".

You can edit the Task Name, Points, Percentage Complete, Estimated Hours, Assigned Resources and Roles, Milestone, Start Date and End Date fields inline or you can edit the fields on the Task Editor popup. Fields that you are unable to edit are shaded gray on the Tasks pane.

Note

When editing fields, a red border is displayed around the field if you have entered invalid data. For instance, if you set the End date earlier than the Start date. When this occurs, hover over the field to display the error message.

To edit the details of a project taskA unit of work or collection of work associated with a project. inline:

1. Select the value that you want to change in the Task pane.
2. Enter the value that you want.
3. To save your change, click Save.

To view and edit the details of project tasks using the Task Editor popup:

1. Double-click the task bar of the task in the Schedule pane.
2. If you want to change a value, edit the fields as described in "Project Task Gantt Fields".
3. To save your changes, click OK.

To change the name of a task:

1. Right-click the task that you want to change the name of.
2. Click Edit Task Name.
3. Enter the text you want.
4. To save your change, press Enter.

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