Add a task in the Gantt Chart

Open your plan and click on Delivery / Gantt Chart.

1. Select the Gantt Chart page under the Delivery Plan tab.
2. For adding a Task, select a row above which this new Task will be added, or for adding a Milestone Task, select the milestone row that the task is to be ‘attached to’.
   
3. Click the Add Task (the flowchart-like icon, on the left of the Green diamond)
4. Enter a Planned Start Date.
5. Enter a Planned End Date.
6. Optionally enter a Planned Work Estimate.
7. Enter a Task Name.
8. Optionally enter a Task Description.
9. Optionally select from the dropdown the Resource(s) to whom this Task is to be allocated.
10. Select from the dropdown the Task Raised By name.
11. To fill the Resources box, double-click the Task row and in the Edit popup, you can see the list of people in the plan Team. Those shown in blue are already assigned to the task. Just click on a resource to include or exclude it.

To show possible hidden fields, right click the header row of the Gantt chart to select the fields you need to display. If fields are not displayed drag the graphical Gantt chart to the right.