Working with the General Tab of the Task Information Dialog

     

To set general task options, open the Task Information dialog box and select the General tab.

Setting General Task Information Options

Double-click on the task whose options you would like to edit.

Click on the General tab.

Edit the Name of the task if necessary.

Edit the Duration of the task as needed.

If you need to update the status of the task, edit the Percent Complete field.

Adjust the priority of the task using the Priority field.

Update the Start and\or Finish date fields if needed.

If you want the Gantt bar to be hidden for this task, check the Hide Task Bar box.

If you want the bar for this task to be rolled up into the Summary Task bar, check the Roll Up Gantt Bar To Summary option.

Click OK to save your changes.