Gantt Chart in Wrike
Wrike’s Gantt Chart gives you a visual way to plan and track your projects. All user types on paid accounts can view and adjust tasks on the timeline, customize what’s shown, and hide or show empty folders. You can switch to the New Gantt Chart for updated features and a fresh look. For next steps, check out articles on working with tasks and sorting in the Gantt Chart.
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Availability: Legacy Professional, Legacy Business, Legacy Enterprise.; Unavailability: Legacy Free.; |
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Availability: Team, Business, Enterprise, Pinnacle. ; Unavailability: Free; |
Gantt charts can be viewed by all user types (including Collaborators, Contributors, or Viewers) on all paid accounts.
Use the Gantt chart to see how tasks in your folder, project, or space are scheduled and to quickly make adjustments to your project's timeline.
The timeline on the chart's right side shows scheduled tasks as bars, which extend from the task's start to end dates. The table on the left side of the view shows all tasks, including tasks that haven’t been scheduled.
To view a folder, project, or space on the Gantt chart:
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Navigate to a folder, project, or space in the sidebar.
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Click on the + Add view 1 from the toolbar.
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Select Gantt Chart 2 from the drop-down that appears.
By default, tasks appear in the color associated with their status on the timeline portion of the chart.
Tip
You can check the Overdue task warnings to have all overdue tasks color-coded red.
You can change what you see on the timeline.
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Click the three-dot menu button 1 .
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Select to show (or hide) from the list 2.
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Table with details
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Empty folders
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Critical path
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Overdue task warnings
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Names
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Assignees
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Status colors
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A folder, project, or space name 1 appears on the timeline and a bracket appears under the name. A project bracket color 2 depends on the project status.
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The bracket will always span from the earliest start date to the end date of the latest task within the project, even if the project has its own start and end dates that were set in the item view. Start and end dates from those fields aren't displayed on the Gantt chart.
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A project or folder icon 3 appears to the left of a folder's or project’s title. A folder icon is shown next to the space name.
The table portion of the Gantt chart gives you easier access to all items from the selected folder, project, or space. You can add and delete columns there as you would do in Table view.
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You can expand and collapse a folder, project, or space's content using the caret icon to the left of the folder, project, or space's name. If you want to see all the content expanded (including all subfolders) hold Ctrl (Cmd if you're on Mac) and click the caret icon. Use the same combination to collapse all items at once.
How to Hide (or show) the table portion?
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Hover over the right border of the table (or left side of the view if the table is hidden).
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Click the blue button 1 with the caret icon.
How to Hide (or Show) the Table Portion?
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Click on the three-dot menu button 1 in the upper right corner of the view.
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Check the Table with details option 2 to hide or show the table.
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When you hide the table you can expand and collapse folders and projects on the timeline using the + and - buttons, which appear to the left of the timeline. Each + or - is at the same level as the title of the parent task, folder, or project it corresponds to.
How to Add (or Delete) Columns to the Table?
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Click the gear icon 1 in the table’s upper left-hand corner.
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Check the box next to any columns you want to see or uncheck the box next to any columns you want to hide from the menu 2.
The table has a fixed width and in case there are too many columns selected, you can scroll to the needed column from the bottom of the table.
Hide folders that don't have any tasks in them from the view (both the table and timeline portions).
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Hide empty folders: Click the Hide empty folders icon (located at the top of the view). The icon turns blue.
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Click the three-dot menu button 1 on the tool bar.
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To hide, click on Empty Folders 2 from the drop-down that appears.
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To view empty folders, follow the same steps listed above.
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This setting only affects folders. Empty projects will stay in place even if you choose to hide empty folders. Use project filters to hide or show folders on the Gantt chart.
Refer to the steps provided in the Create a view of Wrike Views.
Note
Gantt Chart can be set as default view if it is created as Public.
We’ve introduced a new Gantt Chart view in Wrike. It offers a fresh look and improved features to help you manage your projects more easily. For more information visit our Community page You can switch to the new Gantt Chart at any time:
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Navigate to the selected folder, project, or space and switch to Gantt Chart 1.
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Click the Try new Gantt Chart button in the upper right-hand corner of your workspace 2.
You can change what you see on the timeline
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Click the three-dot menu button 1.
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Select to show (or hide) the following from the list 2:
Applicable for New Gantt Chart only*
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Show in this table for everyone
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Empty projects and folders: Projects or folders without any tasks appear as empty rows in the Gantt Chart.
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Parent items that don’t match filters: Parent tasks, folders, or projects are hidden if they don’t meet your active filter settings.
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Date mode
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Calendar year: The Gantt Chart can display your timeline based on the standard January–December year.
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Fiscal year: You can set the Gantt Chart to show your organization’s custom fiscal year instead of the calendar year.
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Show on chart
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Table with details: A table on the left side of the Gantt Chart displays key details for each task, folder, or project.
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Overdue task warnings: Tasks that are past their due date are highlighted with a warning in the Gantt Chart.
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Names: Task, folder, and project names appear as row titles on the left side of the chart.
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Assignees: Assigned team members are shown next to each task in the Gantt Chart.
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Status colors: Each task bar is colored to match its current status for quick visual reference.
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Dependencies: Lines connect tasks to show relationships and scheduling order between them.
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Show in all tables for me only
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Parent row: The expandable row that groups related tasks, folders, or subprojects underneath it.
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Cell borders: Lines that outline each row and column, helping you scan and separate items in the chart.
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