Zooming

To change the display of the Schedule pane, click one of these buttons:

Button	Description	Notes
Day	View in days.	When a task's duration unit is hours and the Schedule pane is set to the "Day" zoom level, Project Task Gantt does not let you drag the task's start or end date to create a task duration of zero hours. The minimum must always be two hours. We recommend you make your changes with the zoom set to "Day Detail" in the Schedule pane.
Day Detail	View detailed portions of a day.	To enable the Day Detail view: Click in Project Task Gantt. Select the Display tab. Select the Enable Day Detail setting.
Fit	View each project task in the Schedule pane.
Locate	View the selected tasks in the Schedule pane.	To select and locate tasks: Select the tasks you want in the Tasks pane. Click Locate.
Mo	View in months.
Qtr	View in quarters.
Today	View the date range shown in the Schedule pane so that it shows today's date.	Notes: If the current date (Today) is in view when you change the zoom level, Today remains anchored in the same position. The time span display may increase to accommodate the anchored Today position. If Today is not in view when you change the zoom level, the centered date of the current visible date range remains anchored in the same position. The time span display may increase to accommodate the anchored centered date position.
Wk	View in weeks.

Button

Description

Notes

Day

View in days.

When a task's duration unit is hours and the Schedule pane is set to the "Day" zoom level, Project Task Gantt does not let you drag the task's start or end date to create a task duration of zero hours. The minimum must always be two hours. We recommend you make your changes with the zoom set to "Day Detail" in the Schedule pane.

Day Detail

View detailed portions of a day.

To enable the Day Detail view:

Click in Project Task Gantt.
Select the Display tab.
Select the Enable Day Detail setting.

Fit

View each project task in the Schedule pane.

Locate

View the selected tasks in the Schedule pane.

To select and locate tasks:

Select the tasks you want in the Tasks pane.
Click Locate.

View in months.

Qtr

View in quarters.

Today

View the date range shown in the Schedule pane so that it shows today's date.

Notes:

If the current date (Today) is in view when you change the zoom level, Today remains anchored in the same position. The time span display may increase to accommodate the anchored Today position. If Today is not in view when you change the zoom level, the centered date of the current visible date range remains anchored in the same position. The time span display may increase to accommodate the anchored centered date position.

View in weeks.

Related Concepts

Project Task Gantt (Task Manager)

About Tasks

About Task Dependency Relationships and Lag

Related Tasks

Managing Projects

Viewing Tasks

Viewing Task Details

Changing Start and End Dates

Adding a Task or Checkpoint

Adding a Task Dependency Relationship