how to show start/finish dates on Gantt

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plumtree8

I have entered start and finish dates for tasks but can not get them to show
on the Gantt chart. I am using microsoft project standard 2003
 
J

JulieS

Hi plumtree8,

To show the dates for all bars on the Gantt chart, choose Format>Bar Styles.
Select the bar definition for Tasks and/or Critical Tasks and click the Text
tab at the bottom of the Bar Styles dialog box. Select the Start and/or
Finish field from the Left, Right, Top, or Bottom area. Click OK.

To show the dates for a selected task, choose Format>Bar. Click the Bar
Text tab and select the field you wish to see.

I also strongly encourage you to avoid entering dates for the Start and
Finish of tasks. This will constrain the tasks and create significant
problems for you. You should set the start date of the project in
Project>Project information and use links to schedule the tasks. You may
like to have a look at Mike Glen's series of articles on MS Project at:

http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMFrame.asp?CMD=ArticleSearch&AUTH=23

Hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.

Julie
 

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