Microsoft Project 2021 From Beginners to Advanced - Create an Auto-Scheduled Task

The video tutorial explains how to create and manage auto scheduled tasks in a project management tool. It covers adding tasks to the entry table, setting task durations, and the impact of different time units like days and weeks. The tutorial also demonstrates how to link tasks using predecessors, ensuring that tasks follow a logical sequence. The planning wizard feature is introduced, which helps in linking tasks and managing start and finish dates automatically.

What is the first step in adding an auto-scheduled task to the entry table?

• Adjusting the timeline bar

• Setting the finish date

• Typing the task name in the first row

• Clicking in the task mode column

How can you specify a task duration in weeks instead of days?

• Click the timeline bar

• Type 'W' after the number

• Use the up and down arrows

• Type 'D' after the number

What happens if you enter '10' after changing the duration unit to weeks?

• The task duration is set to 10 days

• The task is removed from the schedule

• The task duration is set to 10 weeks

• The task duration remains unchanged

What does the Planning Wizard suggest when you enter a start date close to a task's finish date?

• To delete the task

• To link the tasks

• To change the project start date

• To ignore the date conflict

What does a '1' in the predecessors column indicate?

• The task is the first in the project

• The task has no dependencies

• Task #1 is a predecessor of the current task

• The task is manually scheduled