Gantt chart elements

The Gantt chart displays the progress of the project schedule by various timelines and the tool tip provides information on project start and finish dates and percentage complete.

Table 1. Gantt chart elements
Element name Action
Timescale Select the timeline that you want to view from the drop-down list: year, quarter, month, week
Critical path Select the check box to display the critical path in the Gantt chart
Go to today Click the icon to view the Gantt chart for the current day, a vertical line specifies the current day
Add dependency Click the icon to modify the task dependencies both inter- and intra-project
Table 2. Gantt chart color bar
Color Description
Black Project
Blue Work in progress, denoted by percentage complete in the tool tip
Green 100% complete

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