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

  1. Choose File > Options.

  2. In the Project Options dialog box, choose Schedule.

  3. In the Work is entered in list, choose the time unit that you want.

Change other task and work defaults

See also

Change the default task duration unit

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