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Gantt Chart Template for Excel

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Gantt Chart Template for Excel

This Gantt chart template for Excel draws the timeline for you: enter each task’s start date and duration and the bar appears across an eight-week calendar. A dark section shows progress, today’s date is highlighted, and start dates can point to earlier tasks so later work moves automatically when something slips.

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Format
Excel, Google Sheets
Opens in
Excel, Google Sheets, LibreOffice and Numbers
Topic
Project Management
Publisher
ProTemplates
Price
Free
Gantt chart project timeline bars

What’s inside

  • Task list with owner, start date, days, end date and % done
  • Eight-week daily timeline with week headers
  • Progress shading inside each bar
  • Today and weekend highlighting
  • Section rows to group phases

How to use it

  1. Set the project start date.
  2. List tasks with owners, start dates and durations.
  3. Link dependent tasks by setting a start date to the end of another task plus one.
  4. Update % done as work progresses.

FAQ

Does it use macros?

No. The bars are conditional formatting, so the file opens safely in Excel and Google Sheets.

Can I show more than eight weeks?

Yes. Copy the last timeline columns to the right; the formatting rules follow the same pattern.

Are weekends counted in durations?

Yes, durations are calendar days. For working days only, add the weekend days to each duration.