Highlight the Driving Path of a Subtask

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With driving path, you can see which other tasks (based on predecessor relationships) affect a task’s start date. Enable driving path to quickly find tasks that encroach on a vital task’s start date.

Driving Path Example

Enable Dependencies to Use Driving Path

Dependencies must first be enabled on the sheet—which requires that you have Admin-level sharing permissions or are the sheet Owner.

More on how to Enable Dependencies & Use Predecessors.

Show or Hide Driving Path

To show driving path in the Gantt chart:

Right-click a subtask.
Select Show Driving Path.

That’s it! Your driving path task bars are outlined in navy blue.

To hide Driving Path in the Gantt chart:

Right-click on any row.
Select Hide Driving Path.