Stages

Tasks can optionally sit within a stage. Other than a name, a stage has no attributes; it is a sum of the tasks.

A stage can be open or closed. An open stage displays all of the tasks that make up the stage total. You can click on a closed stage to open it and display the individual tasks. In addition, you can drag and drop tasks from one stage to another.

Stages have a name and a notes area. All other attributes on a stage line come from the tasks within the stage. You can click the Notes icon to display a Notes pop-up, where you can add any additional information. This field can contain formatted text, HTML code, and hyperlinks.

When a task is within a stage, the task displays a blue bar on the left side. When a task is not within a stage, it displays a white bar on the left side.

Behavior when Working with Nested Stages and Tasks

Item to Add	Current Selection	Action
Stage	Nothing selected	Adds the stage to the end of the grid
Stage	Item selected	Adds the stage immediately after the selected item
Stage	Closed stage selected	Adds the new stage immediately after the selected stage
Stage	Open stage selected	Adds the new stage as the first child of the selected stage
Task	Nothing selected	Adds the task to the end of the grid
Task	Item selected	Adds the task immediately after the selected item
Task	Closed stage selected	Adds the task to the end of the grid
Task	Open stage selected	Adds the task as the first child of the stage

Navigating Stages with Cursor Keys

You can use the cursor keys to open and close stages and move among them.

• Up cursor moves up through the stages/tasks.
• Down cursor moves down through the stages/tasks.
• Left cursor collapses/closes the stage.
• Right cursor expands/opens the stage.

Dragging, Dropping, and Reordering Tasks and Stages

You can:

• Drag tasks into and out of stages.
• Drag a task above or below another task within a stage to reorder the stage.
• Nest stages and tasks within other stages, creating a hierarchy.
• Insert stages into other stages before, after, or in between other tasks.
• Insert tasks into stages before, after, or in between other tasks.