Task Information Dialog

The Task Information dialog is used to specify details for a new task such as task name, task mode, start and finish date, etc. This dialog appears on clicking the Task Information button on the toolbar.

The following image shows the Task Information dialog:

The Task Information dialog provides various options as follows:

Option	Purpose
Task Name	Specify the task name in the text box.
% Complete	Specify the task completion in percent in the numeric box.
Schedule Mode	Select the radio buttons to choose the task mode.
Duration	Select the check box to enable entering task duration.
Start	Select the start date from the drop-down list.
Finish	Select the finish date from the drop-down list.

In addition, the Task Information dialog provides four tabs namely Predecessors, Resources, Advanced and Notes, each comprising various options for achieving

Predecessors

The following image shows the Predecessors tab:

The Predecessors tab provides the following options:

Option	Purpose
Predecessor Task Name	Specify the predecessor task from the drop-down list.
Predecessor Type	Specify the type of dependence from the drop-down list.
Add	Click the button to add the dependency.
Remove	Click the button to remove the selected dependency.
Lag (in a day)	Specify time delay in days between the dependent tasks in the numeric box.

Resources

The following image shows the Resources tab:

The Resources tab provides the following options:

Option	Purpose
Resource Name	Specify the resource name from the drop-down list.
Amount	Specify the amount for the selected resource.
Add	Click the button to add the resource.
Remove	Click the button to remove the selected resource.

Advanced

The following image shows the Advanced tab:

The Advanced tab provides the following options:

Option	Purpose
Task Calendar	Select the calendar from the drop-down list.
Constraint Type	Specify constraint type to be applied from the drop-down list.
Constraint Date	Specify constraint date in the calendar from the drop down.
Deadline	Select the check box to enable the option for specifying deadline date from the calendar in the drop down.
Hide Task Bar	Select the check box to hide the task bar.

Notes

The Notes tab provides a text box to enter task related details for reference as follows: