Use Task and Subproject Tables

Task and subproject tables show the most important parameters of the project plan. You can adapt content, column order, and width to your way of working.

Adjust the Table Content

  1. Open Format > Columns in a view.

    Open the column selection from the Format tab
  2. Alternatively, right-click the column header area and choose Properties from the context menu.

    Open the table properties from the context menu
  3. In the dialog, define which columns are shown. This includes user-defined fields.

  4. Change the column order if required.

    Edit the column order and visible table fields

Adjust the Table Width

  • Drag a column border to change its width.

  • Temporarily expand or collapse the table when you need more room for the chart or for table data.

  • Use Arrow up and Arrow down to move between task and subproject rows.

  • Use Tab to jump to the next column.

  • Use Shift+Tab to jump to the previous column.

Units of Measure

Duration and effort units are defined in the project settings, for example hours, working days, or working weeks. Check the setting under Project properties > General > Project settings before entering larger table values.

Important Table Fields

Field group

Typical fields

Structure

No., Name, Code, Category, Status, Priority

Dates

Duration, Start, Finish, earliest start, latest finish, start reserve, finish reserve

Effort and progress

Effort, completed, open, negative effort, deliverable, unit of measure, norm

Costs

Fixed costs, salary, material costs, machine costs, costs

Dependencies

Predecessor, successor

Resources

Roles, teams, employees, material, machine types, machinery

Balance

Employee balance, machine balance

Additional information

Info, warning, notes, external links, user-defined fields (1 - 20)