In the Bar Styles dialog box, select Split in the Name column of the table. On the Format tab, select the Format Bar Styles button in the lower right corner of the Gantt Chart Style group. You can change the appearance of the split by modifying the split bar style. Modify the Gantt bar style for split tasksīy default, split tasks are represented in the Gantt Chart view with dotted lines connecting each split portion. ĭrag to the left to shorten the duration of the part, or drag to the right to lengthen the duration. Hover over the right end of any part of the split task until the cursor changes to an expansion arrow. On the View tab, in the Task Views group, choose Gantt Chart. You can also adjust the duration of each section of a split task: To change the duration of the entire split task (including all of its sections), type a new duration in the Duration field. In the Resource Leveling dialog box, select the Leveling can create splits in remaining work check box to allow splits as a result of leveling, or clear this check box to prevent splits during resource leveling. On the Resource tab, in the Level group, choose Leveling Options. Note: If your project has tasks that were already split, but you aren't sure why, your project may have been leveled while allowing splits to occur.
