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What is Successors field?
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The Successors field lists the task ID numbers for the successor tasks to a task.
What is Recurring field?
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The Recurring field indicates whether a task is part of a series of recurring tasks.
What is Predecessors field?
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The Predecessors field lists the task ID numbers for the predecessor tasks on which the task depends before it can be started or finished.
What is Notes field?
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The Notes field contains comments you can enter about a task, resource, or assignment.
What is Milestone field?
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The Milestone field indicates whether a task is a milestone.
What is Hyperlink SubAddress field?
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The Hyperlink SubAddress field contains the specific location in a document in a hyperlink associated with a task, resource, or assignment.
What is Hyperlink Href field?
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The Hyperlink Href field contains the combination, or concatenation, of the Hyperlink Address and Hyperlink SubAddress fields associated with a task, resource, or assignment.
What is Hyperlink field?
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The Hyperlink field shows the title or explanatory text for a hyperlink associated with a task, resource, or assignment.
What is Hyperlink Address field?
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The Hyperlink Address field contains the address for a hyperlink associated with a task, resource, or assignment.
What is Duration field?
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The Duration field shows the total span of active working time for a task.
How to create deliverables?
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The best way to create deliverables is to create summary tasks with subtasks and mark the due dates with milestones.
My project plan does not take limited ressource into account, means 2 tasks remain in parallel with only 1 ressource allocated 100%. How can I plan my project automatically with limited ressources?
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Project Plan 365 app will not move your task automatically if you have the same resource on two parallel tasks. 

The application tells you that you have an overallocated resource by making the entire resource font with red in Resource Sheet view.

If you want tasks to be in sequence, you need to link the tasks and specify a predecessor.

Is the multiple selection feature available on all platforms?
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The multiple selection feature is available only on Windows, Mac and Web.
Can I attach a file to a task?
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In order to add a hyperlink to a task, you need to apply first the Hyperlink table from the menu Project - Table. Then you can change the Hyperlink Address field.

You can also use the Insert column feature. Insert Hyperlink and Hyperlink Address field in Gantt Chart, then edit them.

For a file from local device, in Hyperlink Address field insert the path to the file like this: file:///C:/Users/UserName/Desktop/PDFName.pdf

For a file from cloud or web address, in Hyperlink Address field insert the path to the file like this:
https://docs.google.com

In Hyperlink field add the name of your file.

How to move a split task?
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To move the whole task: Hover over the first part of the split task.

The cursor changes to a four-way arrow.

Drag the bar left to start earlier or drag it right to start later.

What does the “Replace” functionality do?
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The “Replace” functionality allows to find and replace characters in your plan, such as a particular number or text string in plan fields like: Name, Duration, Assignments etc.
How can I see the tasks that have a hyperlink associated?
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Tasks that have associated a hyperlink are marked with a special icon in the Indicators column.
How do I link multiple tasks?
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If you want to link multiple tasks with a Finish-to-Start (FS) dependency, select the block of tasks.To select tasks that are next to one another, hold down SHIFT and click the first and last task that you want to link.To select tasks that are not next to each another, hold down CTRL and click the tasks that you want to link.In Task menu, press on Link button.
What does the “Link Multiple Tasks” functionality do?
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The “Link Multiple Tasks” functionality allows you to create a Finish-To-Start dependency for multiple tasks at the same time.
How do I make a task manually scheduled?
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To make a task manually scheduled, use the Insert Column option to insert and display the Task Mode column in views like Gantt Chart, Tracking Gantt or Task Sheet view.Then, in Task Mode field, select Manually Scheduled.
How manual tasks interact with scheduling fields?
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Manual tasks and interaction with other scheduling fields:Duration, Start and Finish date can be text, number or dates -this values not used in scheduling process.Constraints - can be used but this value will be ignored.Resources - can be assigned to tasks, these values are not used in the scheduling process.Dependencies -can be used but this value will be ignored.Project and resource calendars - will be ignored.
How do I insert multiple blank rows?
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To insert multiple blank rows, select multiple rows above which you want to insert the new rows.Go on Task menu and from there, press on the dropdown underneath Insert menu option and select Blank Row.
How do I insert a single blank row?
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To insert a single blank row, select row/cell above which you want to insert the new row.
What is a Null Task?
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A null task is a blank row used to delimit some phases in your project or for any visual arrangements.
What does the “Copy Paste from External Source (Excel/Csv)” functionality do?
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The “Copy Paste from External Source (Excel/Csv)” functionality allows to copy and paste the name of several tasks or resources from an external source such as a CSV file, instead of having to type the task names by hand one by one.
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