Format a Gantt Chart Automatically

When you want to format the Gantt Chart view in a certain way but you aren’t quite sure how, you can let the GanttChartWizard help you. The GanttChartWizard is a series of interactive dialog boxes containing various options for formatting the Gantt Chart view. When you finish selecting the options you want, the GanttChartWizard formats your Gantt Chart view for you.

For example, using the GanttChartWizard, you can format:

• Noncritical tasks and critical tasks.
• The color, pattern, and end shapes of Gantt bars for various task categories.
• The appearance of text for a category of Gantt bars.
• Link lines.

To format your Gantt Chart view automatically

1. On the View Bar, click Gantt Chart .
2. Click GanttChartWizard .
3. Follow the GanttChartWizard instructions.

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