Policy

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.

Policy
PackMicrosoft Office
CategoryMicrosoft Project 2016 / Project Options / Schedule / Scheduling options for 'Project1'
Policy IDc1372ecb13cd
Internal nameL_PjNewTasks

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\ms project\options\scheduling\new tasks start on current date

Policy notes

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.

Related policies

Autolink inserted or moved tasksDefault task typeDuration is entered inKeep tasks on nearest working dayNew tasks are effort drivenNew tasks have estimated durationsSet default start date for new tasks