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Move Tasks in Work Breakdown Structures

You can move the tasks up and down in the WBS list and designate individual tasks as parents or children. Parent tasks are top-level tasks that have subordinate tasks associated with them. Subordinate or child tasks are nested beneath parent tasks.

You can move a task up or down in the project work breakdown structure, but you cannot move tasks across or between projects.

Example

You create a parent task called "Build the Deck" that contains two child tasks: "Prepare the Foundation" and "Install the Planks." You can create a parent-child hierarchical grid by indenting or outdenting tasks.

To move a task up or down within the WBS

1. Open the project.

   The Project: Properties: Main - General page appears.

2. Select the Tasks tab.

   The Project: Tasks: Task List page appears.

3. Select the Work Breakdown Structure subtab.

   The Project: Tasks: Work Breakdown Structure page appears.

4. Select the check box next to the element you want to move, click WBS Layout>>, and select Move.

   The Move Tasks page appears. The name of the task you are moving appears near the top of the page.

5. Select the task that you want to place above or beneath the task you are moving, and do one of the following:
   • Click Insert Before to move the task above the selection.
   • Click Insert After to move is below the selection.

   The Project: Tasks: Work Breakdown Structure page appears. The task displays in its new location.

More information:

Indent and Outdent Tasks in Work Breakdown Structure