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Define the Gantt Symbol and Color Settings

If you use Gantt field names in a highlight, you can choose how the Gantt bars are displayed. Use the Gantt Symbol and Color Settings dialog to determine how bars, lines, column heading blocks, and other design objects appear in a Gantt chart view.

A preview box displays how the Gantt bar appears when the highlight is applied. When defining Gantt bar symbols and color settings, you can define them to match a highlight condition, and then override the settings with other symbols and color settings for the bar when a different condition is met.

Follow these steps:

1. Open the Project ribbon.
2. Click Colors and Shapes in the View group.
3. Double-click the Highlight Information folder and select a Gantt view
4. Scroll to find a Gantt element, and double-click the Gantt element sample, such as a bar.
5. Complete the following steps:
   1. Select Symbol, Pattern, and Color from the Left Endpoint group to use to display the left endpoint of the Gantt bar.
   2. Select Symbol, Pattern, and Color from the Center Bar group to use to display the body of the Gantt bar.
   3. Select Symbol, Pattern, and Color from the Right Endpoint group to use to display the right endpoint of the Gantt bar.
   4. Select the Default Color check box to apply the default color (black) to the selected end point or Gantt bar color when the highlight condition is met.
   5. Select the Black Border check box to draw a black border around a Gantt bar or endpoint.
   6. Select the Draw Border check box if you want a border around the Gantt bar.
6. Click OK to save your changes.