Tutorial Step 15: Check the Critical Path
The Critical Path button
in the toolbar highlights the series of tasks and dependencies which determine the project's end date. If any of the tasks on the critical path ends up taking more or less time than planned, then the end date of the project as a whole will change as well. Usually, these are the tasks you most need to make sure are on track.
Most of the tasks in this project are on the critical path, because they are almost all in one continuous chain.