Start/Finish columns - leaving blank whilst having data in subse

Amy,

These would be the default Start and Finish dates. It makes sense that you are not able to delete the data within these cells.

I don't fully understand what you are trying to achieve by manually altering these dates, but you could always format the font to white so the dates could not be seen within the cells....or....hide those two columns all together.

Either way would work to meet your needs described above. But with that said, I'm really not sure you are using Microsoft Project the way it could best be used.

Hope this helps!
J Black
http://www.pmconnection.com