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Change the default time unit for work

Applies To

Project Online Desktop Client Project Standard 2024 Project Professional 2021 Project Standard 2021 Project Professional 2019 Project Standard 2019 Project Professional 2016 Project Standard 2016

In Project, the default time unit for work is hours, but you can change it to be minutes, days, weeks, or months:

Choose File > Options.
In the Project Options dialog box, choose Schedule.
In the Work is entered in list, choose the time unit that you want.

Change other task and work defaults

You can change the default work week for a resource in the Change Working Time dialog box. See Set working times, vacations, and holidays for your project for details.
On the Schedule tab of the Project Options dialog box, you can also change many other task characteristics.

See also

Change the default task duration unit