SharePoint Online Gantt Chart View for Task List

Here we will discuss the SharePoint online Gantt chart view for the task list. What is Gantt chart view in SharePoint Online? How we can create a Gantt chart view for a task list in SharePoint Online.

What is Gantt Chart View in SharePoint Online?

Normally we use a view to present data in SharePoint Online. In a Gantt chart view, the data will be displayed in a timeline and Gantt bars. In a Gantt chart view, you have to choose columns like Start and Endpoints for the Gantt Chart.

Here I have taken a task list and created a Gantt view for the task list.

Create Gantt Chart View for Task List in SharePoint Online

Now I will show you how we can create a Gantt chart view in SharePoint Online for a task list.

Here I have first created a Task list (Open SharePoint Online site -> Click on Gear icon -> Add an App and then choose Task list).

In that task list, I have added few items like below:

Now we will see how we can create Gantt view for the SharePoint Online list. Open the SharePoint Online list and from ribbon, click on Create View which is under LIST tab.

Then it will open the Create view page, there choose Gantt View like below:

Then it will ask you to provide a name for the Gantt chart view.

Then in the Gantt Columns section, you need to provide the Title (Task List Title), Start Date (Task start date), Due Date (Task due date) and two optional columns like Percent complete and predecessors etc. The Gantt column settings look like below:

Then click on OK to create the Gantt list view in SharePoint Online or SharePoint 2013/2016.

Then the view will appear like below:

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Conclusion

In this SharePoint online tutorial, we discussed what is Gantt chart view in SharePoint Online, how we can create a Gantt chart view for a task list in SharePoint Online or SharePoint 2016/2013.