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If dialog boxes provide the kind of centralized information form that fits the way you like to work, consider using the Task Information dialog box. This box has a series of tabs that contain all the information about a task.

Follow these steps to create a task via the Task Information dialog box:

1 In the Task Name column, double-click a blank cell.The Task Information dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 2-6.

2 In the Name field, type a task name.You can enter any other information you would like to while you are there.

3 Click the OK button to save the new task.The task name appears in Gantt Chart view in the cell you clicked in Step 1.

4 Repeat Steps 1–3 to add as many tasks as you like.

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FIGURE 2-6: The Task Information dialog box.

As you name tasks, make task names in the project both descriptive and unique. However, if you can’t make all names unique (for example, you have three tasks named Hire Staff), you can use the automatically assigned task number or the outline number to identify tasks; these numbers are always unique for each task.

Naming tasks is a trade-off between giving a full description (which is much too long for a Task Name field) and being too brief (which can lead to misunderstandings and uncertainty). When in doubt, be brief in the Task Name and elaborate with a Task Note. I cover Task Notes in Chapter 3.

To insert a task anywhere within the list of tasks in Project, from the Task tab, Insert group, click a task name cell where you want the new task to appear, and click the Insert Task icon. The new task is inserted in the row above. You can also press the Insert key on the keyboard, or right-click and select Insert Task from the pop-up menu.