Creating time chart
I have a datasheet in the following format showing times for a series of
processes. Name Start Duration End MC1 23:45 01:43 01:28 MC2 23:55 01:32 01:27 MC3 00:05 00:23 00:29 I want to create a Gantt chart showing each process as a line from start time to end time in the x-direction so I can see where process times overlap (there are 12 altogether). I cannot find how to do this. Everything I try starts from the Y-axis, not at the correct start position and I cannot get the end position to display. Also axis labels are nonsense. Can anyone help as I have no idea how to achieve this. |
Organize your data as below. Note that you have to use a date together
with the time (you are crossing midnight after all) Name Start Duration MC1 1/1/2005 23:45 01:43 MC2 1/1/2005 23:55 01:32 MC3 1/2/2005 00:05 00:23 Now, create what XL calls a bar chart (horizontal bars) and for the subtype select 'stacked bar' (step 1 of the wizard). Ensure that in step 2 of the wizard XL has data in columns selected. Once done, double-click the first plotted series and from the Patterns tab set both the Border and Area to none. For a tutorial see Floating bars tutorial http://www.tushar- mehta.com/excel/newsgroups/floating_bars/tutorial/index.html -- Regards, Tushar Mehta www.tushar-mehta.com Excel, PowerPoint, and VBA add-ins, tutorials Custom MS Office productivity solutions In article , says... Name Start Duration End MC1 23:45 01:43 01:28 MC2 23:55 01:32 01:27 MC3 00:05 00:23 00:29 |
Thank you Tushar, I've now got exactly what I wanted.
It was the fact I had to include the date as well as the time that I hadn't grasped. "Tushar Mehta" wrote: Organize your data as below. Note that you have to use a date together with the time (you are crossing midnight after all) Name Start Duration MC1 1/1/2005 23:45 01:43 MC2 1/1/2005 23:55 01:32 MC3 1/2/2005 00:05 00:23 Now, create what XL calls a bar chart (horizontal bars) and for the subtype select 'stacked bar' (step 1 of the wizard). Ensure that in step 2 of the wizard XL has data in columns selected. Once done, double-click the first plotted series and from the Patterns tab set both the Border and Area to none. For a tutorial see Floating bars tutorial http://www.tushar- mehta.com/excel/newsgroups/floating_bars/tutorial/index.html -- Regards, Tushar Mehta www.tushar-mehta.com Excel, PowerPoint, and VBA add-ins, tutorials Custom MS Office productivity solutions In article , says... Name Start Duration End MC1 23:45 01:43 01:28 MC2 23:55 01:32 01:27 MC3 00:05 00:23 00:29 |
You are welcome.
-- Regards, Tushar Mehta www.tushar-mehta.com Excel, PowerPoint, and VBA add-ins, tutorials Custom MS Office productivity solutions In article , says... Thank you Tushar, I've now got exactly what I wanted. It was the fact I had to include the date as well as the time that I hadn't grasped. {snip} |
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