Microsoft KB Archive/77791

= PRJ: Definition of Milestones =

Article ID: 77791

Article Last Modified on 1/18/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Project 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Project 4.1 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Project 4.1a
 * Microsoft Project 1.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Project 3.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Project 3.0a
 * Microsoft Project 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Project 1.1 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Project 3.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Project 4.0 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q77791



SUMMARY
Milestones in Microsoft Project are defined as any tasks with a value of Yes in the Milestone field.



MORE INFORMATION
In general, a milestone is a task that represents a significant date in a project, such as the completion of a project phase, or the date a particular report is due.

For Microsoft Project to be aware that a particular task is a milestone, its Milestone field must be set to Yes. Microsoft Project sets this value to Yes automatically for any tasks you enter with a duration of zero. To create milestones out of nonzero duration tasks, use the method appropriate for your version of Microsoft Project.

Microsoft Project 98

 * 1) On the view menu, click a task view, such as Gantt Chart or Task Sheet.
 * 2) Select the task you want to flag as a milestone.
 * 3) On the Project menu, click Task Information, and then click the Advanced tab.
 * 4) Click the &quot;Mark task as milestone&quot; check box.
 * 5) Click OK.

Microsoft Project 4.0, 4.1

 * 1) On the View menu, click a task view, such as Gantt Chart or Task Sheet.
 * 2) Select the task you want to flag as a milestone.
 * 3) On the Insert menu, click Task Information, and then click the Advanced tab.
 * 4) Click the &quot;Mark task as milestone&quot; check box.
 * 5) Click OK.

Microsoft Project 3.0

 * 1) On the view menu, click a task view, such as Gantt Chart or Task Sheet.
 * 2) Select the task you want to flag as a milestone.
 * 3) On the Edit menu, click Form.
 * 4) Click to select the Milestone check box.
 * 5) Click OK.

This task is now marked as a milestone.

By default, the Gantt Chart is set up to show a single black diamond for a milestone task. When you mark a nonzero duration task as a milestone, the Gantt Chart will only display the milestone marker; it will NOT display a bar between the task start and finish dates.

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