Excel WBS and Gantt Chart - XLGantt How to #15 – Setting WBS Area and Color Theme

In this chapter, you will learn how to set the appearance and color of the XLGantt (Excel Gantt) "Schedule" sheet.

1. Schedule sheet

The “Schedule” sheet in XLGantt looks like the following illustration. You can set the display style and color in the options.

XLGantt(Excel Gantt) – Setting WBS Area and Color Theme

 

2. Setting the appearance of the WBS area

you can set the appearance of the WBS area in the ribbon menu “XLGantt> Options> Appearance” tab.

XLGantt(Excel Gantt) – Setting WBS Area and Color Theme

 

If you check all items above, the WBS area is displayed as follows.

XLGantt(Excel Gantt) – Setting WBS Area and Color Theme

 

3. Setting the color theme

Color themes are available from version 4.0.

you can change the color theme in the ribbon menu “XLGantt> Options> Appearance” tab.

XLGantt(Excel Gantt) – Setting WBS Area and Color Theme

 

Types of color themes provided

XLGantt provides 5 color themes, and you can change the color you want in the custom theme.

1) Default color theme

XLGantt(Excel Gantt) – Setting WBS Area and Color Theme

 

2) Purple theme

XLGantt(Excel Gantt) – Setting WBS Area and Color Theme

 

3) Green theme

XLGantt(Excel Gantt) – Setting WBS Area and Color Theme

 

4) Black & White theme

XLGantt(Excel Gantt) – Setting WBS Area and Color Theme

 

5) Custom theme

XLGantt(Excel Gantt) – Setting WBS Area and Color Theme

 

If you select the “Custom” theme, you can change the 8 items to the color you want as shown below.

XLGantt(Excel Gantt) – Setting WBS Area and Color Theme

 

Select the “Custom” theme from the color theme list box and change colors in the following order.

① Click the color to change
② After choosing the color you want in the colors dialog box
③ Click the “OK” button.

XLGantt(Excel Gantt) – Setting WBS Area and Color Theme

 

 

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