Introduction
The Gantt Chart by ChartPad is a custom Power BI visual for turning project data into a clear, interactive schedule. Each task becomes a horizontal bar positioned on a timeline — its start, end, and duration are visible at a glance — and tasks can be nested into projects and sub-tasks, colored by category, tracked for progress, linked with dependency arrows, and marked with milestones.
Getting started
This page walks you from an empty report to a working Gantt Chart. No prior experience with custom visuals is required.
Data fields
The Gantt Chart is driven entirely by the fields you drag into its wells. This page explains every field: what it does, whether it's required, how many columns it accepts, and how to shape your data for it.
Timeline & navigation
This page covers how the timeline is scaled and how people move around the chart: zoom levels, the starting view, weeks and weekends, the Today line, search, and the top bar. All of these live in the Format pane (the paint-roller icon) unless noted.
Tasks, milestones & dependencies
This page covers the structure and scheduling elements of the chart: the task hierarchy and how it's ordered, milestone markers, and dependency arrows between tasks.
Progress, colors & appearance
This page covers how the chart looks: progress tracking on the bars, colors and the legend, owner circles, bar sizing, labels and fonts, and the overall appearance (dark mode and grid lines).
Use cases
Worked examples of the schedules the Gantt Chart is built for — the data behind each one, the fields to bind, and the settings worth changing. Each is a starting point, not a rule.
Formatting reference
A complete list of every setting in the Gantt Chart's Format pane, grouped by card, with its effect and default value. For task-based walkthroughs, see the customization guides linked at the bottom.
Troubleshooting & FAQ
Symptoms first, then the fix. If your problem isn't here, get in touch.
Changelog
A summary of the main releases of the ChartPad Gantt Chart, with new features and bug fixes for each version. The most recent release is listed first.