Creating a Dependency on the Gantt Chart
You can create dependencies from both the table and timeline portions of the Gantt chart.
Note
Tasks with deferred or cancelled status can't be a part of a dependency. Completed tasks can only be added as predecessors.
Locate a task in the table and double-click the Predecessors column. If you don't see the column, click the gear icon in the table's upper left-hand corner and check the box next to Predecessors.
Find the task that should precede the task from Step 1.
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In the task from Step 1, enter the row number from Step 2's task followed by:
FS – to create a Finish to Start dependency
SS – to create a Start to Start dependency
FF – to create a Finish to Finish dependency
SF – to create a Start to Finish dependency
Press Enter on your keyboard.
Note
If you only enter a number, then a Finish to Start dependency is created by default.
Hover over a taskbar.
Click the dot that appears to the left or right of the taskbar.
Drag your mouse to the beginning or end of the task you want to create a dependency with.
Release the mouse button to create the dependency.