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# Creating and Customizing Gantt Charts

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**What is covered**

* Create a Gantt view
* Set the date fields used on the timeline
* Adjust timeline scale and range
* Save and share a Save View
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**At a glance**

* **Time:** \~5–15 minutes
* **Access:** Project access with view permissions
* **Prerequisites:** items with start/end dates (or due dates)
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### Overview

Gantt views show work across time. They work best for planning and sequencing.

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Screenshot placeholder: Gantt view showing a timeline with several bars.
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### Key Concepts

* **Date mapping**: mapping view timeline to start/end fields
* **Timeline scale**: zoom level and date range
* **Save View**: stored configuration for repeatable timelines

### How It’s Used

Use Gantt views for sequencing and dependency review. Use them for milestone planning and schedule alignment.

### Benefits

* Clear timeline visibility across work items
* Faster schedule change review through visual bars

### Setup Steps

#### 1) Create a new Gantt view

Open the view selector. Choose **New view**. Select **Gantt**.

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Screenshot placeholder: new view dialog with Gantt selected.
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#### 2) Configure date fields

Choose which fields map to:

* Start date
* End date (or duration)

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Screenshot placeholder: Gantt settings panel for start/end date mapping.
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#### 3) Adjust the timeline

Zoom in or out. Change the visible date range.

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GIF placeholder: zoom the Gantt timeline and pan to a new date range.
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#### 4) Update dates

Drag bar edges to change dates. Confirm the item date fields update.

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GIF placeholder: drag a bar to change dates and show the updated fields.
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#### 5) Save and share

Most changes save automatically. Set visibility to **Private** or **Team**, if available.

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Screenshot placeholder: view visibility options in the share modal.
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### Best Practices

* Confirm date fields are standardized across items before relying on timelines.
* Use Gantt views for schedule review, then validate details in List views.

### Summary

Gantt views visualize work across a schedule. Save Views store the configuration for repeatable timeline reviews.

Related:

* [Save Views and Templates](/getting-started/save-views-and-templates.md)
* [Exporting Data from Views](/getting-started/exporting-data-from-views.md)


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