Print a Gantt Chart

Once you create your schedule, you can print a Gantt chart from anywhere in Project KickStart.

Before you print a Gantt chart, you might want to widen the Task Name column in the Task pane to make sure you print the complete task information. (Drag the splitter bar next to the Task Name column heading.)

To print a Gantt chart:

Click File on the menu bar, and then click Reports and then select Gantt Chart Reports. In the Schedule step, you can click the Print Reports button instead.

The Create and Print Gantt Chart Report dialog box opens.

Click the Format list arrow and then click Wall chart, Fit to smallest size, or Repeat tasks on every page (for handouts).
Select the information you want to include in the report, as described below.
Preview the report and change the page setup as necessary. (See Print Preview a Gantt Chart and Page Setup.)
Click the Print button.

Wall Chart

The wall chart prints the Gantt chart information spread across many pages, which you can tape together to create a wall chart. On the left side of the report, the wall chart includes the task data columns you select. The right side of the report includes the graphical view shown in the Gantt chart pane on the right.

Select the task data columns you want to display for the task information on the left side of the wall chart.

Click to insert or remove a checkmark from the box for each detail.

Select the date range for the wall chart.

By default, the wall chart prints the entire range of tasks. Click the Start or Finish list arrow to display a calendar you can use to select a different start or finish date.

Choose the timescale for the Gantt chart view on the right side of the wall chart.

By default, the wall chart prints the timescale you were using in the Gantt chart. Click the Set Timescale list arrow to change the timescale to Weeks, Months, Quarters, or Years.

Select the orientation for the wall chart.

Click the Portrait option button to print the wall chart on a vertical format. Click the Landscape button to print the wall chart on a horizontal format.

Click the Preview button. (See Print Preview a Gantt Chart for details.)

Fit to Smallest Size

When you select the Fit to smallest size format, Project KickStart reduces the size of the entire Gantt chart, including the information in the Task pane on the left and the graphical view shown in the Gantt chart pane on the right, so it fits as well as possible in the smallest number of pages.

Select the data columns you want to display for the task information on the left side of the report.

Click to insert or remove a checkmark from the box for each detail.

Select the date range for the report.

By default, the report prints the entire range of tasks. Click the Start or Finish list arrow to display a calendar you can use to select a different start or finish date.

The timescale for the Gantt chart view on the right side of the report is determined by the length of your project, and may not be changed.
Select the orientation for the report.

Click the Portrait option button to print the wall chart on a vertical format. Click the Landscape button to print the wall chart on a horizontal format.

The number of pages of the report is shown here. (The Fit to smallest scale report will print up to 78 rows of tasks per page.)
Click the Preview button. (See Print Preview a Gantt Chart for details.)

Standard (for Handouts)

This report lists the data columns you specify on the left side of the first page and can repeat the task number, task name, or assignments on every interior page of the report, which is especially useful for handouts.

Select the data columns you want to print on the left side of the first page and the data columns you want to print on every page of the report.

Click to insert or remove a checkmark from the box for each detail.

Select the date range for the report.

By default, the report prints the entire range of tasks. Click the Start or Finish list arrow to display a calendar you can use to select a different start or finish date.

Choose the timescale for the Gantt chart view on the right side of the report.

By default, the report prints a daily view of the tasks. Click the Set Timescale list arrow to change the timescale to Weeks, Months, Quarters, or Years.

Select the orientation for the report.

Click the Portrait option button to print the wall chart on a vertical format. Click the Landscape button to print the wall chart on a horizontal format.

Click the Preview button. (See Print Preview a Gantt Chart for details.)

Tips

Print Preview shows how many pages the Gantt chart will take to print. If there are too many pages, consider changing the timescale or the date range. You can also choose to show fewer columns of task data.
If possible, use paper that is larger than 8.5 x 11 inches. You can select the paper size in Print Preview using the Page Setup dialog box.
If you change the timescale from Days to Weeks or Months, this can make tasks with short durations (1 to 5 days) difficult to see.
If you have trouble printing the Gantt chart report, try changing the dpi from 600 to 300 (draft mode). If you continue to have problems, contact your printer manufacturer and see if it supports PCL (Printer Command Language) technology, which is included in most printers today.
If you have trouble printing the Gantt chart report on a PDF printer, you can try to scale the printing to graphics setting to 50%.