CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE [42]
ABC Construction, Inc.
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
PLAN PLAN
TASK DESCRIPTION TYPE
START END
J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D
Phase 1 Title 2/15/2017 4/1/2018 ◄ You can enter text like this
Task 1 Description 2/15/2017 8/15/2017 B
Task 2 Dependent on Task 1 8/15/2017 11/15/2017 P
Task 3 5/1/2017 10/1/2017 R
Phase 1 Milestone A 6/1/2017 6/1/2017 X ▲ You can point using text arrows
Task 4 2/25/2017 7/25/2017 O
Task 5 7/25/2017 3/25/2018 G
Phase 1 Milestone B 4/1/2018 4/1/2018 X This could be a goal ►
Phase 2 Title
Task 1 4/1/2017 7/1/2017
Task 2 7/1/2017 10/1/2017 B
Task 3 10/1/2017 1/1/2018 Y
Task 4 1/1/2018 4/1/2018 P
Task 5 4/1/2018 7/1/2018 G
Task 6 7/1/2018 10/1/2018 R
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Adding More Rows
Enter Text Within the Gantt Chart
Adding More Columns to the Gantt Chart
Changing the Bar Colors
Conditional Formatting
This construction schedule was designed to provide an extremely simple way to
create a professional-looking roadmap for multi-year projects. The bars in the gantt
chart are created automatically using conditional formatting. Other formatting is up
to you.
dding More Rows
When you insert new rows, you should insert a blank row between rows that have the
formatting you want. If you do that, the formatting will be copied automatically.
nter Text Within the Gantt Chart
This template was designed to allow you to enter text within the gantt chart area, but
that text does not move if you adjust the start/end dates.
The text characters ▲ ▼ ◄ ► can be useful if you are adding text within the gantt
chart area. Hint: If you want to use these characters frequently, you could add
Autocorrect options via File > Options > Proofing to automatically convert (<<-) into
◄ and (->>) into ►.
You can add shape objects and text boxes in Excel by going to Insert > Shapes, so
what you can do to label your construction schedule is almost limitless. However,
adding text boxes and shapes is a manual process and the objects won't move if you
adjust the start/end dates.
dding More Columns to the Gantt Chart
If you want a time span longer than 5 years, you can copy the last 12 columns in the
gantt chart and then paste the copied columns to the right of the gantt chart.
hanging the Bar Colors
The TYPE column can be used to choose a color for the bars in the schedule. If you
want to change how this columns works, you will need to edit the conditional
formatting rules.
onditional Formatting
If you want to edit the colors used in the gantt chart, you will need to edit the
conditional formatting rules.
To edit conditional formatting rules, go to Conditional Formatting > Manage Rules
and select "This Worksheet" to see and edit all the rules.
