Overview
Easy Gantt includes a visual legend that helps you understand the meaning of different colors, icons, and styles on the Gantt chart timeline. This guide provides an overview of where to find the legend and how to interpret the key visual cues used across tasks, milestones, and other timeline elements.
Target Audience
- User
Location of the Legend
- In any Gantt chart view (project or global), you can open the legend by clicking the information mark icon (i).
- This icon is located next to the Tools button in the top-right corner of the Gantt interface.
- Once clicked, a pop-up will appear displaying the Gantt legend.
Purpose of the Gantt Legend
The legend helps you quickly identify what each visual style or symbol means on the Gantt timeline. This is particularly helpful in complex projects where many task types, statuses, and relations are visualized.
Common Visual Cues in the Gantt Chart
| Visual Element | Description |
|---|---|
| Solid Bars | Represent standard tasks with set start and due dates. |
| Dashed Bars | May indicate planned or unconfirmed tasks. |
| Gray Areas | Weekends and holidays (non-working days). |
| Milestone Icons | Show fixed points in the timeline (e.g. delivery deadlines). |
| Lines Between Tasks | Indicate task relations (dependencies). |
| Color Variations | Often used to differentiate status, project type, or completion level. |
| Overlapping Task Bars | Can signify parallel tasks or shared milestones. |
| Critical Path Highlights | Tasks on the critical path are highlighted when this view is enabled. |
Note: Specific color meanings can vary based on your project settings or user-defined rules (e.g. task progress or custom fields).
Tips
- Use the legend whenever you are unsure of a task’s meaning or status.
- Combine the legend with filters and zoom options to gain full clarity in large project plans.
- Visual elements update automatically based on project data, ensuring real-time accuracy.
