Microsoft Project 2021 From Beginners to Advanced - Exercise 03-2

This video tutorial guides viewers through creating a custom field in a project to flag tasks with a finish variance of five days or more. It explains how to use a flag field to identify these tasks and apply graphical indicators in a Gantt chart. The tutorial emphasizes understanding that durations are stored in minutes and provides a solution demonstration for the exercise.

What is the main focus of the exercise introduced in the video?

• Creating a new project from scratch

• Assigning resources to tasks

• Identifying tasks with a finish variance

• Completing the project schedule

How should tasks with a finish variance of five days or more be flagged?

• By assigning them to a different project

• By creating a custom field of type flag

• By changing their color

• By deleting them from the schedule

What type of data does a flag field represent?

• Text descriptions

• Date and time

• Numeric values

• Yes/No values

In Project 2021, how are durations stored?

• In minutes

• In days

• In weeks

• In hours

What visual indicator is used to show tasks with a significant finish variance in the project file?

• A yellow triangle

• A red diamond icon

• A blue circle

• A green checkmark