Critical Path question

[mac]

I know how to make the critical path show in Gantt chart in red - but how
do I make the text in the Task Name column in red also?

Thanks, mac

 

[Andrew Lavinsky]

In MS Project, go to Format, Text Styles, and select Critical Tasks from
the drop down, then the appropriate formatting options.

Note that this applies to the specific view. Other views will not take on
those formatting changes.

- Andrew Lavinsky
Blog: http://blogs.catapultsystems.com/epm

 

[sai]

I know how to make the critical path show in Gantt chart  in red - but how
do I make the text in the Task Name column in red also?

Thanks, mac

Another option - Right click the Gantt chart Area to choose Bar
Styles. Select the Text Styles tab, and follow the process given by
Andrew Lavinsky. If you want different color for each task, select the
individual task bar and customize the color.

Hope my response was useful. Please take time to rate my response.

Thanks
Sai, PMP, PMI-SP, MCT, MCTS
http://saipower.wordpress.com

 

[mac]

Thanks you Andrew and Sai!!! This is big help!

mac

 

[Jim Aksel]

Sai - The text tab of the Bar Styles dialog box allows the user to specify a
field name. There are no text formatting options on the text tab of the Bar
Styles dialog box. The same applies to the Format Bar dialog box. There is no
"Text Styles" tab on either dialog box.

To format the text on the left side of the Gantt chart, the "Lavinsky
Method" would be the solution.

Jim

 

[Andrew Lavinsky]

I'll have to trademark and/or patent that method one day....


- Andrew Lavinsky
Blog: http://blogs.catapultsystems.com/epm

 

[Dale Howard [MVP]]

I was a big fan of the Lavinsky Method before it was called the Lavinsky
Method!

 

[sai]

Sai - The text tab of the Bar Styles dialog box allows the user to specify a
field name. There are no text formatting options on the text tab of the Bar
Styles dialog box. The same applies to the Format Bar dialog box. There is no
"Text Styles" tab on either dialog box.

To format the text on the left side of the Gantt chart, the "Lavinsky
Method" would be the solution.

Jim

Yes, I agree with you. It was a typo

You can use the Bar style to change the style and labels of the bars.
Thanks for bringing this to notice.