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Overlapping bars example with dates

Enter your bar data here…ok to modify

Task Bar Start Bar End
Bar 1 6/1/2005 6/30/2005
Bar 2 6/15/2005 7/22/2005
Bar 3 8/1/2005 9/19/2005 Bar 10
Bar 4 8/10/2005 8/20/2005
Bar 5 8/25/2005 11/6/2005 Bar 9
Bar 6 9/14/2005 10/14/2005
Bar 7 10/12/2005 11/12/2005 Bar 8
Bar 8 11/12/2005 1/15/2006
Bar 9 12/6/2005 1/6/2006
Bar 7
Bar 10 1/5/2006 2/5/2006

Calculations occur here…do not modify Bar 6

Task Date Bar Length (days)
Bar 1 6/1/2005 29.00 Bar 5

Task
Bar 2 6/15/2005 37.00
Bar 3 8/1/2005 49.00 Bar 4
Bar 4 8/10/2005 10.00
Bar 5 8/25/2005 73.00
Bar 6 9/14/2005 30.00 Bar 3
Bar 7 10/12/2005 31.00
Bar 8 11/12/2005 64.00 Bar 2
Bar 9 12/6/2005 31.00
Bar 10 1/5/2006 31.00 Bar 1

Steps: 37 37 37
Format dates as numbers 04 07 1
2. 2.
Highlight data 00 00
Choose Insert chart
Bar/Stacked bar
Series in Columns
Make first bars 100% transparent
Reset scale to first date
Format dates as dates

Non-overlapping stacked bars example

Enter your bar data here…ok to modify Calculations occur here…do not modify
Task Name Bar Start Task Bar Length (Days)
Bar 1 6/1/2005 Bar 1 14.00
Bar 2 6/15/2005 Bar 2 10.00
Bar 3 6/25/2005 Bar 3 17.00
Bar 4 7/12/2005 Bar 4 2.00
Bar 5 7/14/2005 Bar 5 6.00
Bar 6 7/20/2005 Bar 6 8.00
Bar 7 7/28/2005 Bar 7 18.00
Bar 8 8/15/2005 Bar 8 26.00
Bar 9 9/10/2005 Bar 9 5.00
Bar 10 9/15/2005 Bar 10 5.00
End Date Last Bar 9/20/2005

Steps:
Highlight data
Choose Insert chart
Bar/Stacked bar
Series in Rows
 Sample Timeline

37 37 37 37 37 37 37 37 37
42 07 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 31
.0 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. 2.
0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

Date

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28 31
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