How to Make a Gantt Chart in Word

1. Open a new Word document.
2. Click theLayouttab on the navigation bar.
   
3. ClickOrientation, then clickLandscape.
   

1. Click theInserttab, then clickChart.
2. In the popup window or the dropdown menu that appears, click theColumncategory, then clickStacked Barfor the type of graph.
   Word generates a standard bar chart graph on the document. Microsoft Excel automatically opens with a data table for inputting project information.
   
   
   
   

Enter the data for your project in the Excel sheet to populate the stacked bar chart in Word.

1. Input your project information in the corresponding Excel chart.
   Pro Tip:If the Excel sheet disappears, in theChart Designtab of the Word document, clickEdit Data in Excel.
2. In Column A of the Excel table, list each project task name.
3. Rename columns B, C, and D of the Excel table as follows:
   • Cell B1:Start Date
   • Cell C1:End Date
   • Cell D1:Duration
     
4. Format the start and end date columns to display the correct data.
   选择列B和c,右键单击,单击Format Cells. In the popup window, in theNumbersection andCategorylist, clickDate. Scroll through theTypemenu and click the desired date format. ClickOK.
   
   
5. Insert the start and end dates for each task in your project.
6. Calculate the duration of your first task.
   ClickCell D2and type the following formula: =C2-$B2
   
7. Duplicate the formula for the remaining cells in column D.
   ClickCell D2. Click the small box in the bottom-right corner of the cell, and drag it down column D until you reach the last task in the column.
   
8. Verify and edit the chart.
   回到微软Word中的图表。你会see that the data from the Excel sheet now appears in the stacked bar chart. SelectEnd Datein the legend at the bottom of your chart, right-click, and click删除te Series.
   

1. Click any of the blue bars on your chart.
   TheChart Formatmenu will appear on the right.
2. Click on the paint bucket icon. Click theFillbutton, then clickNo Fill.
   
3. Once you unfill the series, your bar chart will resemble a Gantt chart.
   

Interested in creating a Gantt chart in Microsoft Excel instead of Word? Visitthis article for step-by-step instructions on how to build a similar Gantt chart in Excel.

1. Change the color of task bars.
   Click on any of the task bars in the Gantt chart. ClickFillfrom theFormat Datatoolbar. Click the paint bucket, then click a color.
   
   

1. Double-click on any bar in the chart.
   你会see theFormat Data Pointmenu and theSeries Optiontab on the right.
2. Click on the scroll bar forGap Width.
   Slide the button left or right to adjust the amount of space that appears between the bars on the chart. You can also enter a percentage in the corresponding box.
   
   

1. Click the chart legend.
   Right-click and click删除tefrom the dropdown menu. You can also click on the legend and press删除teon your keyboard.