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A gantt chart is a common tool for project planning and keeping track of the status of individual tasks within a project. This type of chart was invented in 1910 by a mechanical engineer named Henry Gantt, and there are now a great many software tools that use gantt charts in project planning. Excel is a popular tool for creating Gantt charts, but for more advanced project management activities, you may need a tool such as Microsoft Project or a project management add-in for Excel. However if you want to create a project schedule and you know how to copy/paste/insert/delete in Excel, my Gantt Chart Template is a MUCH more cost effective solution, and in my opinion, much easier to use.

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For simple project schedules and timelines, download the free Gantt Chart Template for Excel below and get started planning in a matter of minutes. At the bottom of the page are links to other great Excel gantt charts and resources.

Easily create and print a Gantt Chart with this Excel spreadsheet by entering the start date, duration, and percent complete for any number of tasks and subtasks.

A slider bar allows you to easily adjust the range of dates displayed, so that you can create a project schedule spanning a year or more.

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In version 2.0 (the professional version) of the Gantt Chart template, I added automatic Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) numbering and included default grouping. See my article on Grouping and Outlining in Excel for an explanation of how to use Excel's "Group and Outline" feature for expanding or contracting groups of items.

In the professional version of the Gantt Chart Template, template rows have been included that give you different ways of entering the dates and durations for the tasks. You can even use different methods within the same gantt chart as shown in the image below (the inputs have green backgrounds).

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