Microsoft KB Archive/245847

= Progress bars not drawn for tasks that are in progress in Project =

Article ID: 245847

Article Last Modified on 1/25/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003
 * Microsoft Office Project Standard 2003
 * Microsoft Project 2002 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Project 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Project 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Project 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q245847



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Project, in a Gantt Chart view, task progress bars may not be displayed when there is progress on a task.



CAUSE
This behavior may be caused by either of the following two conditions.

Condition 1: Resource Calendar Is 24 Hours
The resource calendar for the resource assigned to the task is based on the 24 Hours base calendar, or the resource calendar's working time is 24 hours.

Condition 2: Progress Bar Style Deleted
You deleted the progress bar style from the Bar Styles dialog box in a Gantt Chart view.

NOTE: For condition 2, the behavior occurs on all tasks in the view.

To verify if the progress bar style exists or has been deleted, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the Format menu, click Bar Styles.
 * 2) By default, a progress bar style is listed in the Name column with Progress as the name. You can also identify a progress bar in the Bar Styles dialog box, where Actual Start is in the From column and Complete Through is in the To column.



Condition 1: Resource Calendar Is 24 Hours
To work around condition 1, change the definition for the Progress bar style. To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the View menu, click the Gantt Chart that you want to edit.
 * 2) On the Format menu, click Bar Styles.
 * 3) In the Progress bar definition, change Complete Through to Stop in the To column.
 * 4) Click OK.

Condition 2: Progress Bar Style Deleted
To work around condition 2, add a bar to display progress in a Gantt Chart. To do this, follow these steps:  On the View menu, click the Gantt Chart that you want to format. On the Format menu, click Bar Styles. Click the row in the Bar Styles dialog box where you want to insert the progress bar definition. Click Insert Row. In the Name field for the blank row, type Progress . Select the Appearance field for the Progress style.</li> On the Bars tab, under Middle, follow these steps, or choose the desired shape, pattern, and color to meet your needs: <ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> In the Shape list, click the third bar shape: a medium bar width shape.</li> In the Pattern list, click the first bar pattern: a solid pattern.</li> In the Color list, click Black.</li></ol> </li> In the '''Show For ... Tasks''' column, type Normal .</li> In the From column, type Actual Start .</li> In the To column, type Complete Through .</li> Click OK.</li></ol>

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