Change a Gantt Chart bar's timescale
- Display the Gantt Chart, then choose View, Top Layout Options, Bars.
- Select the bar.
- In the Timescale column, select the timeperiod you want the bar to represent.
- To preview the new bar without closing the Bars dialog box, click Apply.
Here is more detail about specifying a bar's timescale:
Depending on whether an activity layout or a tracking layout is displayed, the options vary for specifying the timeperiod represented by a Gantt Chart bar. Some timeperiods are available for both layout types. In activity layouts the bars represent dates for an activity; in tracking layouts, depending on the current view, bars may represent an EPS node, project, or WBS element.
| To represent this value: | Select this bar: |
|---|---|
| Start Date to Finish Date | Current Bar |
| Percent Complete | % Complete Bar |
| Performance Percent Complete | Performance % Complete Bar |
| Planned Start Date to Planned Finish Date | Plan Bar |
| Actual Start Date to Actual Finish Date | Actual Bar |
| Remaining Start Date to Remaining Finish Date | Remain Bar |
| Primary Baseline Planned Start Date to Primary Baseline Planned Finish Date | Primary Baseline Bar |
| Secondary Baseline Planned Start Date to Secondary Baseline Planned Finish Date | Secondary Baseline Bar |
| Tertiary Baseline Planned Start Date to Tertiary Baseline Planned Finish Date | Tertiary Baseline Bar |
| Early Start Date to Early Finish Date | Early Bar |
| Late Start Date to Late Finish Date | Late Bar |
| Remaining Finish Date to Late Finish Date | Float Bar |
| Remaining Finish Date to Late Finish Date with Remaining after the late date | Neg Float Bar |
| User start and end dates defined in the activity columns | User Defined Bars |