Change dates by dragging

Short answer

Drag the middle of a bar to move it; drag either end to change the start or finish date. Full steps below.

Where: Schedule > Gantt Chart tab, and inside a project: Projects > open project > Schedule > Gantt

Plans: Pro, Agency and Enterprise (or an active trial)

Steps

  1. Drag the middle of a bar to move it; drag either end to change the start or finish date.
  2. Tasks that wait on the one you moved shift by the same amount.
  3. If you drag a task earlier than a task it waits on, a small window explains the link. Choose Keep my dates to save your dates and pause that link (it comes back automatically once the dates fit again), Edit links to change it yourself, or Cancel.
  4. Every date change shows an Undo option for a few seconds.

Rules and limits

What this cannot do

Still stuck?

If a step does not match what you see on screen, stop there and open a ticket from Support > My Tickets with a screenshot of that step. The team will look at the account directly.

Last verified 2026-10-24.