
Create and work with subtasks and summary tasks in Project desktop
To create a subtask or a summary task, indent a task below another one. In the Gantt Chart view, select the task you want to turn into a subtask, then select Task > Indent. The task you selected is now a …
Changes to subtasks are not reflected in the summary task
In Microsoft Project, when you make changes to a subtask, those changes may not be reflected in the summary task for that subtask. For example, if you change the amount of work on a subtask, the …
Edit a project in Project desktop - Microsoft Support
Select Task > Schedule > Indent Task or press Alt+Shift+Left, to make the task a subtask. Select Task > Schedule > Outdent Task or press Alt+Shift+Right, to move the task to the level of the task above it. …
Basic tasks in Project - Microsoft Support
An indented task becomes a subtask of the task above it, which becomes a summary task. Select View > Gantt Chart. In the Task Name column, select the task you want to indent. Select Task > Indent …
My task won’t indent or outdent. What's happening?
If you are unable to indent or outdent your tasks: You may be trying to outdent a first-level task Tasks at the first outline level cannot be outdented. Instead, indent those tasks that you want to include as …
Top-down planning - Microsoft Support
With the top-down method of scheduling project work, you identify the major phases (or summary tasks) first, and then break the phases down into individual tasks (subtasks), rather than the other way …
Indent, outdent, move, and delete tasks - Microsoft Support
In the task list, click Open Menu (…) for the task that you want to use as the parent task for the subtask you are adding. On the box that appears, click Create Subtask.
Indent or outdent tasks in your project in Project Online
In Project Web App, your project’s schedule may be a single-level list of tasks, but, more likely, your project’s tasks have a hierarchy to them. That is, some tasks are summary-level tasks, and other …
Remaining Actual Tasks field - Microsoft Support
The Remaining Actual Tasks field will not subtract a subtask or task unless you enter exactly 100% for either the % Complete or % Work Complete fields. Nor will it subtract a subtask or task if you enter a …
Use task checklists in Microsoft Project for the web
Notes: You can create a maximum of 20 checklist items per task. Checklists are not subtasks. In Project, an indented task becomes a subtask of the task above it, which becomes a summary task. A …