Distribute Project Work By Leveling

Distribute Project Work By Leveling

1 Click the Resources tab.

2 In the Level group, click one of the following options.

3 Level Selection   

Use this to level only the tasks that are selected. To select multiple tasks that are next to each other, select the first task in the selection, then press SHIFT while selecting the last task in the selection. To select multiple tasks that are not next to each other, select each task by pressing CTRL while selecting the task.
This is useful when it may be acceptable for resources to be over-allocated on certain tasks in the project plan, but the project managers would like to resolve overallocation for other specific tasks

4 Level Resource    

Use this to level only those tasks with specific resources assigned. Click Level Resource, and then select the resource to whom tasks are assigned. Use CTRL to select multiple resources.
If the selected resource is working on tasks that have multiple resources, the other assignments will not get moved.

5 Level All    

Use this to level all resources in all tasks within the project plan. 

6 Leveling Options    

Use this to modify the settings that Project uses for leveling. See the section on Modify leveling settings in this article. 

7 Clear Leveling    

Use this to undo the effects of the previous leveling.

8 Next Over-allocation    

Use this to go to the next task with over-allocated resources. Use this to more easily see the effects of leveling on individual tasks.