Create Tasks for Your Project
Ready to start adding tasks to your project? Watch this quick video to learn a few tricks!
Adding tasks to your project
Adding tasks in TeamGantt is simple! You've got four options to choose from:
1) Hover your mouse over the first column in your project, and select the Task icon from the (+) options:
2) Hover over a task name, and click the 3 dots that appear to the right of the task name. 
Then, select Insert Task Below:
3) Hover between tasks and an Add Task option will appear. 
4) Use the following hot keys:
All: After adding a task, hit Enter. The task you just added will automatically save, and a new task will appear under it. When your task list is complete, simply hit Escape to stop adding new tasks.
Note: Quickly added tasks will be created without task bars. Be sure to schedule each task in the gantt chart by assigning the appropriate start and end dates once your tasks have all been added to your project.
Note: The Free plan is limited to 60 tasks. Upgrade to a trial of our Standard or Advanced plan to get unlimited tasks!
Adding a new group of tasks to your project
Need to add a new group of tasks to your project? Hover over the last task in your list, and the options to add a new task, milestone, subgroup or group of tasks will appear. Select the Add New Group icon, and you’re all set!
You can also hover over a group for an Add Group icon to appear. This will add a group above. 
Scheduling tasks
Now that you've added tasks to your project and given them a name, it's time to schedule them!
There are 3 easy ways to do this:
Option 1: From gantt view
Hover over the timeline section of your gantt chart, and a colored taskbar will appear. Simply click on the timeline to place the taskbar below the date you'd like to schedule your task.
Need to adjust the task's duration? Drag either side of the taskbar to shorten or extend the task's timeline.
Option 2: From gantt view
Hover over the task name, and click the task details icon.
This will open up the task's edit window. Simply enter the following details to schedule your task:
- Start and end date
- Duration (estimated hours, weeks, and/or days)
Option 3: From list view
Hover over the task to click set date to the right of the task name, and select the start and end dates from the calendar.
Want to make lots of changes to your schedule in a single swoop? Check out How to Move and Reschedule Multiple Tasks.
Frequently asked questions about tasks
- Can I add multiple tasks in one row?
- Currently, TeamGantt only supports a single task per row, meaning we don't support split tasks. If a task exists over two non-consecutive periods of time, you'll need to a create a separate task for each time period.
- Can I create recurring tasks?
- Currently, TeamGantt does not support recurring tasks. To account for recurring tasks, you'll need to manually create a new task for each iteration of the task.
Other articles about tasks you may find helpful: Task Colors | How to Edit/Delete/Complete a Task | How to Duplicate a Group of Tasks | Recurring Tasks
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