Quick summary
Enabling the critical path in Microsoft Project highlights the sequence of tasks that directly control your project's finish date. Once activated, critical tasks appear in red on the Gantt Chart, giving project managers instant visibility into schedule risk.
Steps
- Open your Microsoft Project file and make sure you're in the Gantt Chart view.
- Click the Format tab under the Gantt Chart Tools contextual tab in the ribbon.
- Find and check the box labeled Critical Tasks to highlight your project's critical path.
- Confirm that critical path tasks now appear in red on the Gantt chart, showing which tasks directly impact your project's end date.
