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title: "Manual task structure."
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## About manual task structure

You can structure your tasks manually or use the structure builders. You can use both ways and generate a complex structure but let's start with the basics.

> ℹ️ Before you start structuring your tasks, make sure that you understand the basic concepts related to task scheduling (see the [Automation (auto-scheduling)](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/350421234) page).

## Structure tasks manually

The Gantt and Scope modules allow you to structure your tasks manually. There are different ways to do that, including:

- Drag and drop
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Arrows on the Scope module's header
- Arrows on the task vertical dialog

You can move selected tasks or groups of tasks (using the multi-select feature).

Once the parent-child relationship is created, it will appear in all modules that can display the task structure: Board backlog, Scope, Gantt, and WBS widget.

## Indent and outdent tasks 

Use the arrows in the dialog, which appears when you click on a task, to structure your tasks manually:

- An arrow pointing right will indent the task or  SHIFT + ->
- An arrow pointing left will outdent the task or SHIFT + <-

See the example from the Gantt module.

![Screenshot of indenting and outdenting tasks in the Gantt module.](media://a57ff154-9897-4f34-ac46-bcc5e15399d8)

See the example from the Scope module. 

![Screenshot of manually moving tasks in the Scope module.](media://d1cbfcca-ee3d-4b06-b8f4-d2b36a7c067a)

## Active structure builder conflicts

When a structure builder is enabled, BigPicture will block an operation if it leads to a conflict, and you will see a warning.

To learn more, see the [Task structure](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/297505404) page. 

![Screenshot of active structure builder conflict. ](media://da9a5e16-787a-46ed-a897-71f3f81df081)