OFF: Creating Gantt Charts in Graph 5.0

ID: Q119011

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Graph for Windows, version 5.0
Microsoft Graph for the Macintosh, version 5.0

SUMMARY

You can use Microsoft Graph 5.0 to create Gantt charts showing task status for project planning and control. This article explains how to create a simple Gantt chart.

MORE INFORMATION

1. Insert a Microsoft Graph 5.0 object into a document.

2. When Graph starts, add the following information to the data sheet:

              Start Date   Days Completed   Days Remaining
              --------------------------------------------

   Task 1       1/1/91       150                 15
   Task 2       5/1/91        21                 31
   Task 3       7/1/91         0                114
   Task 4      10/1/91         0                  4
   Task 5      10/15/91        0                 31
   Task 6      11/1/91         0                  2

3. From the Format menu, choose Chart Type, then choose 2-D Bar.

4. Choose the Options button and select the second Subtype (Stacked Bar).

5. Choose the By Column button, or choose the Series In Columns command

   from the Data menu.

To clear the bars up to the start date, double-click one of the bar sections and format the borders and area with None.

WARNING: The legend reflects the Start Date and the invisible portions of the bars are "untouchable" until an auto format is applied.

For additional information, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

         ARTICLE-ID: Q73281
         TITLE     : "Excel: Creating Gantt Charts"

Additional query words: 4.00 Gant Gannt PowerPoint Word Power Point macppt winppt

Keywords          : kbtool
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0; MACINTOSH:5.0
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Hardware          : MAC x86
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: November 17, 1998