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[Company Name] Today's Date: 3/16/2021 Tuesday

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Project Start date 3/1/2021 Monday

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Days Remaining
Duration (Days)

Days Complete
Working Days

03 - May - 21

10 - May - 21

17 - May - 21

24 - May - 21

31 - May - 21

02 - Aug - 21

09 - Aug - 21

16 - Aug - 21

23 - Aug - 21

30 - Aug - 21

06 - Sep - 21

13 - Sep - 21

20 - Sep - 21

27 - Sep - 21
01 - Mar - 21

08 - Mar - 21

15 - Mar - 21

22 - Mar - 21

29 - Mar - 21

07 - Jun - 21

14 - Jun - 21

21 - Jun - 21

28 - Jun - 21
05 - Apr - 21

12 - Apr - 21

19 - Apr - 21

26 - Apr - 21

04 - Oct - 21

11 - Oct - 21

18 - Oct - 21
05 - Jul - 21

12 - Jul - 21

19 - Jul - 21

26 - Jul - 21
% Complete
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NO Tasks Lead Start End
1 Task Category 1 3/05/15 3/10/15 6 100% 4 6 0
1.1 Sub Task level 2 3/06/15 3/06/15 1 100% 1 1 0
1.2 Sub Task level 2 3/07/15 3/07/15 1 100% 0 1 0
1.3 Sub Task level 2 3/09/15 3/10/15 2 100% 2 2 0
1.4 Sub Task level 2 3/10/15 3/10/15 1 100% 1 1 0
2 Task Category 2 3/10/15 4/01/15 23 49% 17 11 12
2.1 Sub Task level 2 3/10/15 3/16/15 7 100% 5 7 0
2.2 Sub Task level 2 3/10/15 3/23/15 14 50% 10 7 7
2.3 Sub Task level 2 3/10/15 3/23/15 14 50% 10 7 7
2.4 Sub Task level 2 3/21/15 3/29/15 9 25% 5 2 7
2.5 Sub Task level 2 3/26/15 4/01/15 7 25% 5 1 6
3 Task Category 3 3/19/15 4/07/15 20 43% 14 8 12
3.1 Sub Task level 2 3/19/15 3/21/15 3 50% 2 1 2
3.2 Sub Task level 2 3/19/15 3/24/15 6 50% 4 3 3
3.3 Sub Task level 2 3/26/15 3/31/15 6 65% 4 3 3
3.4 Sub Task level 2 4/02/15 4/07/15 6 10% 4 0 6
4 Task Category 4 4/02/15 4/15/15 14 0% 10 0 14
4.1 Sub Task level 2 4/03/15 4/07/15 5 0% 3 0 5
4.2 Sub Task level 2 4/04/15 4/11/15 8 0% 5 0 8
4.3 Sub Task level 2 4/11/15 4/14/15 4 0% 2 0 4
4.4 Sub Task level 2 4/13/15 4/15/15 3 0% 3 0 3
5 Task Category 5 4/06/15 4/15/15 10 0% 8 0 10
5.1 Sub Task level 2 4/07/15 4/07/15 1 0% 1 0 1
5.2 Sub Task level 2 4/07/15 4/11/15 5 0% 4 0 5
5.3 Sub Task level 2 4/11/15 4/13/15 3 0% 1 0 3
5.4 Sub Task level 2 4/12/15 4/15/15 4 0% 3 0 4
6 Task Category 6 4/16/15 5/04/15 19 0% 13 0 19
6.1 Sub Task level 2 4/17/15 4/24/15 8 0% 6 0 8
6.2 Sub Task level 2 4/22/15 4/26/15 5 0% 3 0 5
6.3 Sub Task level 2 4/25/15 5/01/15 7 0% 5 0 7
6.4 Sub Task level 2 5/03/15 5/04/15 2 0% 1 0 2
7 Task Category 7 5/04/15 6/04/15 32 0% 24 0 32
8 Task Category 8 6/04/15 6/23/15 20 0% 14 0 20
9 Task Category 9 6/23/15 7/23/15 31 0% 23 0 31
10 Task Category 10 7/23/15 8/23/15 32 0% 22 0 32
11 Task Category 11 8/23/15 9/23/15 32 0% 23 0 32
12 Task Category 12 9/23/15 10/23/15 31 0% 23 0 31
HELP

- Modify the GREEN cells and the Tasks, and Task Lead columns.
- The number of weeks shown in the gantt chart is limited by the maximum number of columns available in Excel.
- The Start Date that you choose determines the first week in the gantt chart.
- Change the first day of the week via cell K8
- Use the slider to adjust the range of dates shown in the gantt chart.
- Only 34 weeks (7 1/2 months) can be shown/printed at one time, because each week uses up 7 columns.

Q: The Working Days column shows "###". How do I fix that?

You need to install the Analysis ToolPak add-in that comes with Excel. Go to Tools > Add-ins, and select Analysis ToolPak.

Q: How do I make Task 2 start the day after the end of Task 1?
Use the following formula for the start date of Task 2:
=EndDate+1
where EndDate is the reference to the cell containing the end date of task 1

Q: How do I add/insert tasks and subtasks?

Copy the entire ROW (or a group of rows) for the type of task(s) you want to add and then right-click on the row where you wan
select Insert Copied Cells. You can copy rows from within the gantt chart, or copy rows from the Template Rows.
Important Note: When inserting a new subtask after the last subtask or before the first subtask, you will need to update the for
%Complete and Duration (see below) to include the new subtask, because the ranges won't automatically expand to include th

Q: How do I calculate the %Complete for a Level 1 task based upon the %Complete of all of the associated subtasks?
Example: If Task 1 is on row 10 and the subtasks are on rows 11-14, use the following formula:
=SUMPRODUCT(F11:F14,G11:G14)/SUM(F11:F14)

Q: How do I calculate the Duration for a Level 1 task based upon the largest end date of a sub task?
Example: If the Level 1 task is on row 10 and the sub tasks are on rows 11-14, use the following formula
=MAX(D11:D14)-C10+1

Q: How can I include holidays in the calculation of the Working Days?

You can add a list of holidays to exclude in the NETWORKDAYS function. See Excel's help (F1) for more information.

Q: How do I change the print settings?

Select the entire range of cells that you want to print and then go to File > Print Area > Set Print Area. Then go to File > Page S
adjust the Scaling and Page Orientation as desired.

Q: How do I use grouping?

You can expand or collapse a group of rows using Excel's "Group and Outline" feature. To define a group of rows, select the row
Outline and select Group ...

Q: How do I change the background color of the bars in the Gantt Chart?
The colors used for the bars in the Gantt Chart are set using Conditional Formatting. The simplest approach for Excel 2002/200
via the color palette. Go to Tools > Options > Color tab. Or, you can select all of the cells in the Gantt Chart and go to Format >
change the colors.
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