I’d love to hear how you’ve implemented or improved upon it. Let me know if this tutorial was helpful. Since we used formulas to create chart data, simply change dates next to tasks and the chart will update automatically. The chart now shows only the days a task will take.

Select “Stacked Bar Chart” type by clicking “more.”įinally, change the first bar set color to “none.” Select the data range then click “insert chart” icon or select menu item.

=( int(C2) - int($B$2) ) - ( int(B2) - int($B$2) )Ĭopy the row by selecting the first three columns of data, then dragging the bottom right corner down 6 rows. NOTE: Using $B$2 will make the value static and always represent that cell, so when we paste into other columns, it will remain the start date cell value.įind the number of days the task is projected to take by subtracting converted Start Date days from converted Complete Date days. Prerequisites: Google account with access to Google Drive (AKA Google Docs) and a working knowledge of spreadsheets.Ĭreate a new spreadsheet with three (3) columns - Add tasks with respective start and end dates.Ĭopy & paste headers below your data - Add formula =A2 to copy first row/column of tasks.Ĭonvert dates to days with int() function - Subtract the constant Start Date days from self (and other days) to convert all dates into project days and task days. This simply displays a spreadsheet chart in a Gantt-like style. Here’s a little trick to make a super-basic Gantt Chart / timeline graph using Google Sheets.ĭisclaimer: This is not a powerful management tool nor a replacement to timeline project software. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Share on Pinterest

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