A Gantt chart visually shows the planning of a project.
Henry Gantt created this chart in 1910 for systemic and routine activities for his employees.
Ive also explained how you’re free to customize your Gantt chart to make it stand out.
So, without further ado, lets begin!
What is a Gantt Chart?
A Gantt chart graphically represents your task completion of a project on a timeline using horizontal bars.
Different horizontal bars represent different activities.
The place and size of the bar show the start, duration, and end time of the task.
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When Would You Need a Gantt Chart?
It also indicates when to complete each task.
Heres when you need the Gantt chart the most:
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However, Microsoft Word makes it a lot easier for us.
Lets make a Gantt chart in MS Word from scratch.
Heres how to create a Gantt chart in Microsoft Word:
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And thankfully, Word automatically opens Excel when you make the graph for an easy data entry process.
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Convert the Stacked Bar into Gantt Chart
You finally make the Gantt chart at this point.
The chart is already created.
You just have to tweak the color so it looks like a Gantt chart.
Heres how to turn the Stacked Bar into Gantt Chart:
Thats it.
After these steps, your Gantt chart is complete.
But it looks pretty boring.
In the next section, Ive explained different ways to modify and style a Gantt chart.
But if you could make it simpler all while beautifying it, why not do it?
Heres how you might customize your Gantt chart:
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Here are the steps to customize the taskbar color:
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Change the Taskbar Effects
Modifying the task bars effects will make your Gantt chart stand out.
Heres how to add effects to the task bars:
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Heres the process of changing the task order:
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It makes the Gantt chart look nicer and easy to understand.
Heres how to alter the gaps between taskbars:
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Delete Legends from Gantt Chart
Legends are important in a chart that has multiple components.
But they are useless in Gantt charts.
So it is better to remove them to make the chart cleaner.
Does Microsoft have a Gantt chart app?
How do I make a Gantt chart in PowerPoint?
Luckily, you might create this chart in Microsoft Word in just a few steps.
Let me know if you have further questions about customizing the Gant chart.
See you in the comment section.
