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spreadsheet. List each task is a separate row and structure Excel tips Excel macro
your project plan by including the Start date, End date and Outlook Google Sheets
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tasks.
Tip. Only the Start date and Duration columns are really
necessary for creating an Excel Gantt chart. However, if
you enter the End Dates too, you can use a simple Sign in
formula to calculate Duration, as you can see in the Log in / Register
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Switch to the Insert tab > Charts group and click Bar.
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6. Now you are back at the Select Data Source window with
both Start Date and Duration added under Legend
Entries (Series). Simply click OK for the Duration data to
be added to your Excel chart.
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What you have now is still a stacked bar chart. You have to
add the proper formatting to make it look more like a Gantt
chart. Our goal is to remove the blue bars so that only the
orange parts representing the project's tasks will be visible. Ultimate Suite 2018.5 for Excel
In technical terms, we won't really delete the blue bars, but
rather make them transparent and therefore invisible.
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this now:
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Tip. You can play with di erent settings until you get
the result that works best for you. Don't be afraid to
do something wrong because you can always revert
to the default settings by switching back to Auto in
Excel 2010 and 2007, or click Reset in Excel 2013, 2016
and 2019.
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You can design your Excel Gant chart in di erent ways
by changing the ll color, border color, shadow and
even applying the 3-D format. All these options are
available in the Format Data Series window (right-
click the bars in the chart area and select Format Data
Series from the context menu).
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In Excel 2013, 2016 and 2019, just go to File > New and type
"Gantt" in the Search box. If you cannot nd it there, you
can download it from Microsoft's web-site - Gantt Project
Planner template. This template requires no learning curve
at all, simply click on it and it's ready for use.
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And nally, one more Gant chart Excel template for your
consideration.
Now that you are familiar with the main features of the
Gantt diagram, you can explore it further and create your
own sophisticated Gantt charts in Excel to amaze your boss
and co-workers : )
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1 TByrd says:
October 22, 2018 at 9:13 pm
Thank you for the excellent step-by-step instructions with example screen shots.
With your instructions I was able to create a Gantt chart in my existing spreadsheet that provides
an nice visual to target dates.
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2 Mehmet says:
November 6, 2018 at 3:05 pm
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3 Abdullah says:
November 23, 2018 at 1:09 pm
Thank you so much for this Svetlana. Very easy to follow and perfect for what I need. Excellent
work!!
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4 Susan says:
November 24, 2018 at 11:10 am
Thank you so much, you helped me out of a sticky situation. so kind of you to share your
knowledge.
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5 Rashmi says:
November 29, 2018 at 5:22 am
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6 Elham says:
November 29, 2018 at 11:31 am
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7 Debora says:
December 6, 2018 at 12:03 pm
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8 Kos says:
December 7, 2018 at 5:31 pm
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9 Prithy says:
December 10, 2018 at 9:49 am
Thank you very much for such a detailed step by step explanation. This really helped me to
generate my own Gantt chart in such an easy and time saving way. Thanks once again. God bless!
:)
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11 Adrian Ju says:
January 3, 2019 at 5:14 am
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13 sammies says:
January 13, 2019 at 9:43 pm
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Hi Sammies,
You can change the start date as explained in Step 6. Improve the design of your Excel Gantt
chart.
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14 Unni says:
January 13, 2019 at 11:46 pm
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15 Jonathan says:
January 23, 2019 at 7:34 pm
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17 Bobby says:
February 24, 2019 at 4:29 pm
This is a fantastic tutorial, and such a help to those without access to MS Project. Great job!
Thanks,
Bobby
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me too dude!
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19 Eunice says:
February 27, 2019 at 3:25 am Ultimate Suite 2018.5 for Excel
So helpful
I got it all
Thank you so much
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21 Givious says:
March 12, 2019 at 9:33 pm
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Excellent, thankyou.
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24 Itzhak says:
March 21, 2019 at 8:52 am
Hi,
Thanks for this useful, clear and helpful tutorial!
I made a gantt chart and after few days I wanted to edit it and while clicking select data saw the
message . Do you know the reason and way to x it?
Regards, Itzhak
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25 Joey says:
March 25, 2019 at 7:38 am
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26 Sue says:
March 27, 2019 at 8:39 pm
This was really helping!! Although i has some trouble with Step 5, number 2 and had too play
around with some of the options.
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I have an additional line for each Task that is for the Actual Duration and is directly under the
estimated Task line. I'd like the colors on the gantt chart to be di erent for the Actual Duration but
have no idea how to do this in excel. Please help!
Current formulas:
(GREEN) =AND($E8=K$6)
% complete basically
(BLUE) =AND(NOT(ISBLANK($E8)),$E8=K$6)
% incomplete basically
I think the equations would remain the same, but how do I ONLY have that formatting work for
rows that are "Actual Duration"? And keep the original formatting for everything else?
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28 Flavio says:
March 29, 2019 at 2:14 pm
Dear Svetlana,
I have no words to thank you for the above detailed draft illustration. Really, really thank you. I did
my UNI Guntt Chart following your instruction and it was all accomplished within 30 minutes.
Thanks you
God bless
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30 me says:
April 2, 2019 at 11:44 am
this is rubbish tutorial because it doesn't work and its making me really angry
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31 Christian says:
April 5, 2019 at 3:47 pm
Amazingly straightforward. Really clear instructions and excellent use of visual aids/screenshots to
assist the process.
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36 Rahel says:
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37 ALI says:
April 18, 2019 at 3:41 am Ultimate Suite 2018.5 for Excel
Hi, I explained very well. I love you so much
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Hello, the Blue bars doesn't got removed in my case. Can you please help.
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Thanks for the Article. There are many bene ts of implementing project management software in
the business and which can actually make the task very easier for project managers and the
teams. I have found the best project management software after looking at its features and
advantages to the users.
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47 DSP says:
June 15, 2019 at 10:45 am
well explained
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48 Gayathri says:
June 19, 2019 at 11:44 am
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49 Beanie says:
June 19, 2019 at 5:23 pm
This was so very helpful. I knew nothing and was able to complete my construction timeline with
your very thorough steps. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you
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Dear Svetlana,
I was supposed to create a GANNT chart and had no idea howto do that. Luckily, I have come
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across you wonderful step-by-step manual and I have managed to do one! Thank you so much for
such a detailed and easy manual!
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51 sunil says:
July 3, 2019 at 9:55 am
Thank you very much.I had no idea about creating a Gantt chart
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