Tutorial Step 9: Connect Tasks with Dependency Lines
Of course, most tasks require some other task to be finished before they can begin. You can represent this by connecting tasks with dependency lines. There are several types of dependency, but the most common is a Finish→Start dependency.
Select two tasks which need to be connected, and click the Connection button 
in the toolbar. A Finish→Start dependency line appears between the tasks, starting from the task which comes first in the outline.
in the toolbar. A Finish→Start dependency line appears between the tasks, starting from the task which comes first in the outline. 
As you connect tasks, they automatically reschedule to respect the dependencies. Notice how the start date set up in the Project Information inspector (Nov 14) puts the project near the day marked as an off-day in the calendar view (Nov 15), so no work is scheduled on that day.
Use a hammock task when your task's duration is variable and dependant on the completion of its preceding task and the start of the task that follows. For example, if you were making a model airplane and the time it would take between the completion of gluing the part and