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Microsoft Office Project 2003 assigns unique outline numbers (outline number: Numbers that indicate the exact position of a task in the outline. For example, a task with an outline number of 7.2 indicates that it's the second subtask under the seventh top-level summary task.) for each task based on its level in the hierarchy of the task list. You can display built-in outline numbers with the name of the task.

1. On the View menu, click a sheet (sheet: A spreadsheet-like representation [in rows and columns] of task or resource information. Each row specifies an individual task or resource. Each column [field] specifies a type of information, such as start dates or standard rates.) view, such as the Task Sheet view.

   To use a view that is not on the View menu, click More Views, click the view you want to use in the Views list, and then click Apply.

2. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the View tab.
3. Under Outline options for, select the Show outline number check box.

Notes

• You can also display outline numbers in a separate Outline Number field so you can compare outline numbers to another field, such as an outline code field you created for accounting codes assigned to tasks in various outline levels.
• Built-in outline numbers, displayed with the task in the Task Name field or in the Outline Number field, cannot be edited.