Identify Tasks on the Critical Path

Because critical tasks play such a key role in determining the project length and finish date, Microsoft Project provides two views that visually distinguish critical tasks from noncritical tasks. To enable you to zero in on critical tasks, both the Detail Gantt view and the Tracking Gantt view display critical tasks in red.

To identify tasks on the critical path

1. On the View Bar, click More Views .
2. In the Views list, click Detail Gantt or Tracking Gantt, and then click Apply.

When you display both critical tasks and noncritical tasks, you can see how altering critical tasks affects both the project end date and noncritical task dates. If a noncritical task becomes critical, you may need to alter it to modify its effect on the project end date.

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