You cannot add text individual text to Gantt bars without entering the text into custom text fields. Text that you enter into these fields from other views will be automatically added to the Gantt bars. If you want to add text that is unique to each task, type or select a custom text field, such as Text1, Text2, or Text3. In the Format Bar dialog box, click the Bar Text tab. You can also add text to a specific Gantt bar.ĭouble click a single bar within the chart portion of an Gantt Chart view, but not in the space between the bars. Text that you enter into these fields from other views is automatically added to the Gantt bars. In the Left, Right, Top, Bottom, and Inside boxes, type or select the field that contains the data you want to display on the Gantt bar. In the table, click the type of Gantt bar (such as Task or Progress) that you want to add text to, and then click the Text tab. In most cases, you will want to add text to certain types of Gantt bars. You can add specific project information, such as task names, resource names, completion percentages, and start dates, to bars on a Gantt Chart view. Click Paste Row to restore the cut row, select the row above where you want to insert the copied row, click Paste Row again, and then modify the copy. In the Bar Styles dialog box, select the row you want to copy, and then click Cut Row. Tip: To save time, you can copy an existing Gantt bar style that has many of the attributes you want and paste it where you want it. If you want to create a symbol that represents a single date, type or select the same field in the From and To columns.Ĭlick the Bars tab, and then under Start, Middle, and End, select shapes, patterns or types, and colors for the bar. In the From and To columns, type or select the fields you want to use to position the start and finish points of the new Gantt bar. If you want to display a Gantt bar for tasks of multiple types (such as tasks that are milestones and critical), type a comma (,) after the task category in the text entry box, and type or select a second task category in the Show For Tasks field. For example, you can define a bar type as not milestone to display only tasks that are not milestone tasks. If you want to exclude tasks with a specific bar type, type not before the task type. In the Show For Tasks column of the new row, type or select the task type you want the bar to represent. In the Name column of the new row, type a name for the new bar style.
In the Gantt bar list, select the row below where you want to insert a new Gantt bar style, and then click Insert Row. Tip: An asterisk (*) before the task name means that the bar style won't be displayed in the legend when you print the project using this view. Some categories have only a start shape (such as milestone), while other categories have a start shape, middle bar, and end shape (such as summary tasks). Under Start, Middle, and End, click the shapes, types or patterns, and colors for the bar. If the Gantt bar type doesn't appear in the table, you can create a new Gantt bar for the task type you want. In the Name field, click the type of Gantt bar (such as Task or Progress) that you want to format, and then click the Bars tab. To call attention to task bars on a Gantt Chart view, such as a milestone or summary task, you can change their color, shape, or pattern to separate them from other bars of a particular type.ĭouble-click anywhere in the chart portion of the Gantt Chart view (but not on individual bars) and click Bar Styles. What do you want to do?Ĭhange the color, shape, or pattern of Gantt barsĬhange the Gantt bars quickly using a styleĬhange the appearance of link lines between Gantt bars Keep in mind that any changes you make to one Gantt Chart view does not change the look of another Gantt Chart view.
For example, you can change how nonworking time is displayed, or you may want to format a Gantt Chart view to quickly identify specific tasks, or perhaps you want to add text to specific bars to help you identify them. You can customize the chart part of these views in Project to better suit your needs. Gantt Chart views allow you see, at a glance, task information in a columns and rows with corresponding bars along a timeline. Overview of formatting the Gantt Chart view Customizing the bars on a Gantt Chart view is often the first thing a project manager does to create clarity in a project and to help spot problem areas quickly.
Gantt bars look simple enough, but they can get confusing as projects get complex.
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