Linking In Microsoft Project

There are a variety of terms used to describe linking in Microsoft Project:

  • Linking

  • Setting dependencies

  • Sequencing deliverables

  • Network diagramming

  • Setting predecessor and successor relationships, etc.

There are four different types of links that can be created between tasks:

  • Finish to Start

  • Start to Start

  • Finish to Finish

  • Start to Finish

There are three basic ways to link tasks:

  • Selecting tasks and then clicking the Link command

  • Editing any of the many predecessor or successor fields

  • In the taskbar pane of a Gantt Chart view, Network Diagram view, or a calendar view, click, hold and drag the link command

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