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Setting Gantt Preferences

You can customize your Gantt chart using the following preferences. For more information, see "About Gantt Preferences".

To customize your Gantt preferences

1. Open the Edit Gantt Preferences dialog box.
2. Use the following options to customize your Gantt view:
• Set Assignment Name Label: Specify the contents of the resource assignment label by selecting Show Resource Name for the name of the resource and Show Contact Name for a resource that has a contact associated with it. This is the label that appears to the left or right of the bar in the gantt chart.
• Gantt Settings: Select the "Use Prefiltering" check box to filter the Gantt chart before the planning objects are loaded. Once selected, a Go button appears in the top left corner of the Gantt chart. You need to select a filter and then click Go before the Gantt chart loads the planning objects based on the filter.
• Gantt Views I Want to Use: Select or clear the check box to display or hide the available Gantt views.
• Full Grid View: Select this checkbox to display the Gantt Chart view as only the Gantt table. The Gantt chart is not displayed.
• Row Text Colors: Specify the row text color for activities you are responsible for or for other activities that you are not responsible for. Click the color box to the left of My Responsible Activities or Other Activities to open the color picker.
3. Click OK.