I need help building a timeline

[JJ]

I am trying to build a master chart that has a list of unrelated items each
with a start and end date.

I would like each item to appear as a rectangular bar with a text
description inside
the bar and the ability to color each recatngle so I can create a legend for
the activites (i.e. finance = green, HR=blue, facilities=orange)

What Office product will allow me to do this easily? Is there a template or
plug in that will help me? It seems like it almost a slam dunk for Project if
i could figure out how to tailor the view to meet my needs.

Thanks for the advice.

 

[Echo S]

You might post your question in one of the Project newsgroups.
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/list/en-us/default.aspx has
an alpha list of Microsoft groups in the web-based interface.

Excel would be another option for this.