There are also other style customization options, such as changing the color of the shape’s outline by selecting a color under “Shape Outline” or even adding effects to the shape, such as giving it a shadow, by choosing an effect under “Shape Effect. From the drop-down menu that appears, select the color you’d like to use. In the text editor, enter the dates and descriptions, and then press Enter. On the slide, a text editor opens next to the graphic so you can easily add words to the graphic. If you want to change the colors to match your corporate design, select the item you’d like to change the color of by clicking it, and then click “Shape Fill” in the “Shape Styles” group of the “Format” tab. Pick a timeline layout from the gallery that appears, such as this Basic Timeline in the List section. You can also adjust the start/stop markers by clicking and dragging them to the respective position, as well. To do so, click the taskbar to select it, and click and drag to adjust the length appropriately. Once you’ve edited the content, you can then adjust the length (which represents the duration of the task) of the taskbars. You can edit the dates by clicking the dates and entering your project’s kickoff and release dates, respectively. The icons in the top-left and bottom-right corners of the Gantt chart represent the (1) kickoff and (2) project release dates. To do so, just click the text box and type your content.
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The first thing you’ll want to do is edit the content placeholders to reflect the content of your project. Once selected, you can begin customizing your Gantt chart which appears on the first slide of the PowerPoint presentation.