New tasks

Specifies the default start date for new tasks as they are entered in the current project. For projects scheduled from the start date, the options are "Start on Project Start Date" and "Start on Current Date." For projects scheduled from the finish date, the options are "Finish on Project Finish Date" and "Start on Current Date."

If you enable this setting, new tasks will start on the date you specified.

If you disable or do not configure this setting, the user's default setting is used.

Supported on: At least Windows Vista

New tasks


  1. Start on Project Start Date
    Registry HiveHKEY_CURRENT_USER
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Office\12.0\MS Project\Options\Scheduling
    Value NameNew Tasks Start on Current Date
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value0
  2. Start on Current Date
    Registry HiveHKEY_CURRENT_USER
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Office\12.0\MS Project\Options\Scheduling
    Value NameNew Tasks Start on Current Date
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value1


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