Indent & Outdent Tasks

To indent or outdent tasks in the Tasks table:

Note: You cannot indent or outdent a task while a task sort is active.

  1. Select the group of tasks that you want to indent under the previous task in the table, for example, the following tasks are selected for indenting:

  2. Choose whether to indent or outdent tasks:
    1. To indent tasks:
      • Editing ribbon >> Outline >> Indent.
      • Home ribbon >> Outline >> Indent.
      • Tasks are outdented. This removes the parental association with previously overarching tasks.
    2. To outdent tasks:
      • Editing ribbon >> Outline >> Outdent.

      • Home ribbon >> Outline >> Outdent.

        The tasks are indented under the previous (higher) activity:

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