How to Update the Progress Status of a Task ?

From the drop down list, select the progress status of any sub-task. You can also manually input any value you would like by selecting the cell and entering the desired percentage. This information will be used to check if a task is on-track or in delay: If the task is behind the red line (a line which reflects your specified …

How to Assign a Responsible Person ?

For any task, you can choose from a drop down list the name of the responsible person. If the name of the responsible person is not in this list, you can over-write manually any name you would like to. The drop-down list is based on the informations about project members. This list can be accessed by a click on « Tools » …

How to re-number the tasks ?

When you add a new set of tasks, the Gantt Chart Maker use the previous task number and increment it: If the previous task number is not numerical, then the new series is numbered with 1: To update the numbering (e.g: after a while the tasks are not numbered correctly, you would like to use your own numbering system), you can …

How to Change Project Title and Logo ?

To update your project title, just change directly the content of the textbox. For the logo, delete the current one and insert a new picture using the usual Excel functions. Did you find a solution to your question ? Link to the contact form Back to the top of the page

How to Modify the « Baseline » Date ?

The purpose of the Baseline is to highlight in the gantt chart a specified date that serve as a reference for the complete planning. This date is not necessary the actual today’s date: if your presentation is in 2 weeks, you may consider to already set the baseline to a future date and see how the chart will look like. The baseline is …

How to Force the Gantt Chart to Refresh the View ?

With some computers, it is possible that the Gantt Chart does not refresh properly or frequently enough: Although you update a starting date, a duration or a status, the Gantt Chart does not reflect these updates Although you add a flag, the flag does not appear etc We added a special feature to force Microsoft Excel to refresh all the …

How to Add a Flag to a Tasks ?

As a project manager, for prioritization, you will not only base yourself on fact and figures but eventually on your intuition as well. These red, orange and green flags are not linked to any rule or formula: you can freely choose any of these flags. In front of any task, use a double click on the cell until you pick the …

How to Modifiy the Way Weeks Numbers are Displayed ?

Weeks numbers can be displayed in several ways: W45 : Week 45 CW45 : Calendar Week 45 S45 : For French and Spanish To select the appropriate one, choose from the ribbon menu one of the three available options: This parameter can be also set-up from the left menu:   Did you find a solution to your question ? Link …

How to Change the Language ?

From the ribbon menu, click on « Languages » and then select your language. Currently, six languages are available: English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Portuguese. Did you find a solution to your question ? Link to the contact form Back to the top of the page