Bars Tab of the Customize Gantt Chart Options Dialog Box of the Assignments PageOverview Use the Bars tab of the Customize Gantt Chart Options dialog box to modify the type, height, color, and necking options of up to three bars, and additional font and progress options for the current bar. Screen Elements First/Second/Third Bar areas: Use the following options to modify each bar's type, height, color, and necking options. Use the type list to determine whether the height and color fields become available. If <none> is selected, other options will not be available for modification and those bars will not be displayed. Type list Determines the type of bar shown in the Resource Assignments view Gantt chart. Current bar: Spans the early remaining/actual start to the early remaining/actual finish for each activity, and indicates how the schedule is progressing according to the original plan. Late bar: Shows the late start to the late finish of an activity. Plan bar: Shows the forecasted status of planned activities, and is used for simulating the outcome of the project schedule as part of project planning. Height list Determines the height of the bar in pixels. Color options The options for selecting the color of the bar or for setting the bar to represent an activity code. Show Necking option Determines whether the thickness of Gantt chart bars should be reduced to show periods of non-work time. When bar necking is enabled, the horizontal bars representing activities "neck down" during periods of inactivity. Example: Joan starts a 5-day activity before leaving on vacation for 3 weeks and then finishes it when she returns. Without bar necking, this simple one week activity might look as though it took four weeks to complete because Joan was on vacation for three weeks. With this feature, the bar appears narrow over the vacation period while her actual progress before and after the non-work time appear in the usual thickness. Non-work time for resource assignment bars are based on the calendar non-work time and activity type.
Current Bar Options area: Use the following options to modify the label for the current bar selection. Show Progress option Determines whether to indicate progress by displaying a blue bar for actuals. Label list The type of label to display above the assignment line in the Gantt chart. Label position list The position of where the label will display above its related assignments line in the Gantt chart. Label font field The configurable options for the font. Getting Here
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