Creating Gantt charts
Gantt charts are used to track the progress of a project and plan out the tasks that need to be completed. For example, you can use a Gantt chart to schedule tasks and allocate resources. In a Gantt chart, the expected time to complete each task in a project is plotted as a horizontal bar that is colored in gradually as the project progresses.
For information about modifying charts, see “Working with chart series.” For information about editing charts, see “Editing charts.”
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Select the cells you want to plot.
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If the surrounding cells contain explanatory labels, you can include them in the selection for use as the chart axis labels or the chart legend.
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Click Insert
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Click Next.
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Choose Gantt from the Category list.
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Click Next.
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Type in any of the following boxes:
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Title
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Subtitle
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X-axis
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Y-axis
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Footnote
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Click Next.
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Choose a color scheme option from the Choose a color scheme list.
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Click Finish.
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Drag in the spreadsheet.
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You can add depth to a chart by enabling the Add depth check box. You can also apply advanced rendering to a chart by enabling the Advanced rendering check box.
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