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Let's look at the Gantt View in Smartsheet
Gantt charts provide a timeline view that makes it easy to see how a project is tracking
Your Gantt chart can be simple
or more detailed
with dependencies, predecessor tasks, and milestones
You can add these options at any time
in Gantt Settings
You can create a new project sheet pre-set to display Gantt View,
import from Microsoft Excel or Project
or use a Gantt template from our gallery
Let's add a simple gantt chart to a sheet for upcoming product launch
To make a chart, your sheet must contain two dakes
for each task in the project
Click the Gantt icon to get a timeline
Each task will now have its own bar on your chart
You can change dates for a task in the cell
or drag the edge of the bar for that task
You can also customize the display of your timeline
Change the color of any taskbar by right-clicking on it
or use conditional formatting to call attention to information in your sheet
For example, anything that is assigned to Alex
can be assigned the color blue
You can specify the information that appears on your chart in Gantt Settings
Choose the range of dates to be displayed
and whether to show labels like task name or the person assigned the task
Use the zoom in/zoom out icons to move between weekly, monthly
quarterly, and yearly views
To adjust the viewing area of your grid and timeline
drag the divider
You can move between Gantt View and Grid View at anytime with the grid icon
or view key dates on a calendar
And that's basic Gantt View in Smartsheet
If you're managing a project with dependencies,
watch our Gantt with Dependencies video to see how you can make your Gantt Timeline even more powerful