how to display project tasks in gantt chart
Asked by Lee Blake:

Hi,

We have just purchased confluence and we need to create the tasks for each developer and display them in a gantt chart, but I have no idea how to do this.

Can someone please help me with this?

Thanks,

Lee


Answers:
author: Daniel Eads {unmonitored account}
body: Hi Lee,

Check out the documentation for the Chart macro for more details: <https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Chart+Macro#ChartMacro-GanttChart>

Here's a quick-start:

1. Start typing { and then the macro name you want to use in the editor. It will auto-complete the macro name for you.  
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2. Once the Macro is placed on it, click to select it and the click **Edit** .  
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3. On the left pane, flip the Type to **Gantt** .  
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4. The **Columns** and **Date Format** fields also need to be set. I used the example in the link above to create a chart.  
   image2015-7-13 8:57:49.png
5. Hit **Save** on the macro editor and then add the values as tables inside the macro on the main editor. Here you can see the values I used from the demo, along with the macro options along the top:  
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6. Should be all set! Here's the final Gantt chart on my saved page:  
   image2015-7-13 9:2:18.png

Phew! That was a lot more involved than it should be. If you also have JIRA, you could take a look at this Gantt Chart plugin (for JIRA): <https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/de.polscheit.jira.plugins.gantt> or better yet, JIRA Portfolio: <https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.radiantminds.roadmaps-jira>  
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author: Daniel Eads {unmonitored account}
body: You can either copy/paste from the example (this is what I did) or create a new table in the editor. The Table insert lets you choose how many rows/columns to start with:

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author: Lee Blake
body: Thanks Daniel,

Do I have to use JIRA for the task list or can I just use Confluence?

I am unsure how to get the grids that are displayed inside the chart design. I am assuming these are key to displaying the bars in the gantt chart.

Thanks,

Lee


author: Takafumi Ohtake -Ricksoft-
body: Hi everyone!

I wrote an article about Gantt chart in Confluence Cloud.

Please see **[Plan Projects and Roadmaps with Gantt Charts in Confluence Cloud](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Marketplace-Apps-Integrations/Plan-Projects-and-Roadmaps-with-Gantt-Charts-in-Confluence-Cloud/ba-p/1929687)** .  
It might be helpful even though you use Confluence Server/DC.  


author: Reg Hawkins
body: [@Daniel Eads {unmonitored account}](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/853453) Can I use a JIRA issue filter rather than the table to add the data into the chart


Tags: confluence-administration