Learn how to create a Gantt chart in Excel. Create a Gantt chart to present your data, schedule your project tasks, or track your progress in Excel.

Looking for a little help creating a Gantt Chart? Use the Gantt Chart Wizard to end up with the chart you want. Before you start, you’ll need to add the Gantt Chart Wizard to the Project ribbon. Select File > …

When you create a chart from worksheet data that uses dates, and the dates are plotted along the horizontal (category) axis in the chart, Excel automatically changes the category axis to a date (time …

Customizing the bars on a Gantt Chart view is often the first thing a project manager does to create clarity in a project and to help spot problem areas quickly.

Export your project data to Excel for in-depth data analysis and create visual reports by using Excel PivotTables, charts, and other features.

In addition to the grid portion of the view, the Gantt Chart view also provides an illustrated version of your task list, with Gantt bars that show the duration of your project's tasks across a timeline.

Create a recurring task Select View > Gantt Chart. Select the row below where you want the recurring task to appear. Select Task, and then select the bottom part of the Task button and to select …

Show the critical path to see what tasks affect the finish date the most. See the critical path in a Gantt Chart, any task view, or even in a master project.

Select Task > Gantt Chart. Type the milestone name in the first empty row or pick a task you want to turn into a milestone. Select the milestone, and then select Task. In the Properties group, select Task …

To communicate detailed task and schedule information to managers or other team members, you can create a Gantt chart in Visio that includes tasks, milestones, dependencies, timescales, and more.