Creating and Managing Tasks

When you launch the program, or use FILE and NEW, you see a default project with a single task named "First Task" with duration 1Day;

To add more tasks,

• click any empty box below "First Task" and type a task name, and use the Enter button on your keyboard
• or, Use the mouse and left mouse button to 'drag' a box anywhere in the 'calendar' (right) area from the approximate desired Start to End date
• or right-click anywhere in the column under "Item Number" and select "Insert Task"

To edit the description, duration or start or end date or time

• Click the appropriate box in the row of the task
• or, Right-Click the task Description and select the desired item.

Dates and Times - are edited with a mini-calendar or menu. Note that if you edit the End Date or time for a Task, the duration field (further below) will be automatically re-calculated.

Duration: Enter duration for a task in the indicated field. The "d" or "h" next to the field indicates the units in use; days or hours. To change units just include an H or D at the end of the field. I.E. if the Units are (d)ays, enter 3h to enter a 3-hour duration. For days or hours fractions may be entered; the program operates with a resolution of 15-minute intervals. I.E. 2.5 H is an acceptable entry.