Project 2016 - Introduction

Project 2016

Lesson – Working with Views

Format Bar

Change the properties for individual bars or groups of bars. For example, set all recurring task bars to appear in yellow to distinguish them from the rest of your tasks.

The Format Bar dialog box

NOTE Reset bar properties to the defaults by selecting the Reset button in the Format Bar dialog box. Change the properties of an individual bar by double-clicking it to open the Format Bar dialog box.

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Procedures

1. Switch to the Gantt Chart view. 2. Select the one or more tasks for which you want to change the bar properties. 3. Select the Gantt Chart Tools, Format contextual tab, Bar Styles group. 4. Select the Format Bar command. 5. Select the Bar Shape tab. 6. In the Middle column, select the Color drop-down list.

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