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How to Create New Tasks

Before building your work breakdown structure (WBS), have a basic idea of the tasks and structure to help ensure effective use. When you create tasks and milestones in the WBS, they are displayed in a list format that is in chronological order. The listing does not indicate a relationship between the tasks.

New tasks are inserted beneath and as a peer to the selected task. If you do not select a task, the new task is added to the bottom of the list. Once you have added the task, you can indent, outdent, or move it into a new position in the task hierarchy.

Note: By default, for new projects, a new empty row (task) is displayed in the WBS. Suppose, you configure the Gantt view so as not to display all required fields. An initial blank task is not displayed for projects without any tasks. Also, inline insert becomes unavailable. If you press Insert, an error message displays indicating that all required fields must display. The message also indicates the fields that require to be added back to the view.

You can create new tasks using the following methods: