Creating a Gantt Chart in Excel

Issue/Question

How do I create a Gantt chart/bar chart in excel

Environment

  • Excel 2016

Cause

I want to show a time line for items 

Resolution

  1. Add columns for the following:
    1. Names you want shown in the axis of the chart
    2. Start date
    3. End date
    4. Duration
  2. Follow these instructions:
     
  3. Free official templates can be downloaded directly from Microsoft