Bars Tab of the Customize Gantt Chart Options Dialog Box of the Activities PageOverview Use this tab to configure properties, options, and necking of up to three bar types on the Gantt chart of the Activities page. Screen Elements First/Second/Third Bar sections: The options to modify each bar's size, height, and color. 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 Activities 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. Float bar: Shows the total amount of time that an activity can be delayed without delaying completion of a project. Free Float bar: Shows the amount of time that an activity can be delayed without causing subsequent activities to be delayed. Late bar: Shows the late start to the late finish of an activity. Percent Complete bar: Shows the completion percentage 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. Project Baseline bar: Shows the project baseline start and finish dates of an activity, and indicates how the schedule is progressing according to the original plan. User's Primary Baseline bar: Shows the primary baseline start and finish dates of an activity, and indicates how the schedule is progressing according to the original plan. 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. Current Bar Options section: Use the following options to modify the label for the current bar selection. Show Progress option Determines whether to display activity or project progress. Progress is displayed as a blue bar inside the other bars in the Gantt chart. Show Critical option Determines how to show critical activities in the Gantt chart. Select the option to represent critical activities with a red bar instead of the color you selected for the Current bar. Label list The type of label to display for the activity or project bars in the Gantt chart. Label position list The position of the label above its related activity or project bar in the Gantt chart. Label font field The configurable options for the font. Necking section: Use the following options to modify necking options. Use calendar non-work time option Determines whether to show calendar non-work time, such as holidays and weekends. Select the option to use necking to show non-work time. Note: To enable necking, select both the Show necking option for the bar to which you want to apply necking and the Use calendar non-work time option. If necking does not display, you might need to schedule the project. See Scheduling Projects for more information. Use activity non-work time option Determines whether to display activity non-work time. For example, the suspension of an activity through the use of suspend/resume dates or the non-work time of an activity that started out of sequence. Note: To enable necking, select both the Show necking option for the bar to which you want to apply necking and the Use activity non-work time option. If necking does not display, you might need to schedule the project. See Scheduling Projects for more information. Tips You must be in the Gantt chart view for the Gantt Chart Options option to be enabled. Getting Here
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