From the course: Microsoft Project 2019 Essential Training
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Sort tasks and resources
From the course: Microsoft Project 2019 Essential Training
Sort tasks and resources
- [Narrator] You can sort tasks, resources, and assignments in project to find the information you need more easily. For example, sorting tasks by WBS is helpful during planning, while sorting by duration comes in handy when you're looking for tasks to shorten. When you sort tasks, it's a good idea to turn off the summary tasks. To do that, we're gonna head to the format tab. Over on the right side in the show hide section, turn off project summary task and summary tasks. Now you see the list of just your work tasks. To sort the list, head to the view tab and click the sort button. There are a few built in sorts. If you want to sort by start date, choose by start date on the drop down menu. Or if you have a cost-cutting initiative going on, click the sort button and choose by cost. If you want to get your tasks back into the original order, click the sort button and choose by ID. Then the task IDs are in sequential order. You can also sort within a column heading. Let's say I click…
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Choose a view3m 43s
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Work with a table2m 20s
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Insert and rearrange table columns3m 45s
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Change the settings for columns in a table3m 57s
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Display two views at the same time4m 39s
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Use the Timeline view5m 39s
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Create multiple timelines2m 40s
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Sort tasks and resources4m 12s
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Group tasks and resources6m 28s
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Filter tasks and resources5m 41s
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