Here’s the clean, step-by-step way to show late tasks in Microsoft Project:
- Open your project and go to 'View'.
- Select 'Highlight' and click the drop down arrow.
- Select 'Late Tasks'.
- Only tasks that are late will be shown in yellow highlight.
- You can also use the filter option by clicking the drop down arrow beside 'Filter'.
- Select 'Late Tasks' then only tasks that are late will be shown.
- Another way to check show late tasks in Microsoft Project is by clicking the 'Report' tab.
- Choose and select 'In Progress'.
- Select 'Late Tasks'.
- Late tasks will appear in your report with a pie chart.



