Putting new tasks in at today's date

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Fri 25 Feb 2011, 16:37 Delegate Rosie said...

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Putting new tasks in at today's date

If I add a new task to my project it automatically goes in as the date the project began unless I then go and change the dates for it or link it to another task in the project. How do I make it so that when I add a new task it first goes into the system as today's date?

Fri 25 Feb 2011, 21:46 Trainer Rodney said...

RE: putting new tasks in at today's date

Hello Rosie,

Hope you enjoyed your Microsoft Project Introduction course with Best STL.

Thank you for your question regarding the start date of new tasks. This is easy to setup, so, first click on Tools menu, then Options. Select the Schedule tab and set the option for New Tasks to 'Start on Current Date'.

I hope this resolves your question. If it has, please mark this question as resolved.

If you require further assistance, please reply to this post. Or perhaps you have another Microsoft Office question?

Have a great day.
Regards,

Rodney
Microsoft Office Specialist Trainer

Fri 4 Mar 2011: Automatically marked as resolved.

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MS Project tip:

Set default task type - Project 2010

a. In Project, click on the File tab
b. Select Options from left hand side
c. Click on Schedule to set the scheduling options
d. Set the Default Task type box to your chosen option
i. Generally if you plan/estimate your projects using durations you should use fixed duration, and untick the box New tasks are effort driven, if you plan/estimate with person hours use fixed work, or for plans estimated with the proportion of resources time use fixed units, and untick the box New tasks are effort driven)
e. Click OK to apply your changes

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