Add Duration to a Task on the Task List Page

Add duration to a task to specify the amount of time the task will take to complete. After adding a duration and due date, your tasks will display on the Gantt chart according to their sequence. You can view specific details about task duration by hovering over the task on the Gantt chart. Because task milestones indicate the beginning or end of a phase in your project, they do not have duration.

To add duration to a task on the Task list page:

  1. In the object selector, select Project or Program, and then select a project or a program from the list.
  2. From the Main Menu, select Tasks, and then select Task List.
  3. In the table, select the task.
  4. In the Duration column, enter a value for the duration of the task.

    Note: The value of the entered duration must be in whole days greater than zero.

  5. All changes made to this page are saved automatically.

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