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What are the definitions of float and lag?

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Hi Mark

Thank you for your question

Float is the amount of time that the finish date of a task can be delayed before it delays either its successor tasks or the completion of the project. Free Float refers to the former and total float to the later. Obviously tasks on the critical path will have zero Float.

Note project uses the term slack to mean float, as this is the American term for it.

Lag is a specific delay built into a task dependency. For example, if you are sending out a mail shot and then processing the replies, you would link the two tasks as obviously you can

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Formatting Bar Text

To display notes or resource initials on the Gantt chart bars, choose Format, Bar Styles and the Text tab. Select the position you want to show the text i.e. Top or Inside etc, then choose the field name you are looking for from the drop down arrow. Type the first letter of the name to get quickly to the top of the letter range. Click OK.

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