Fiscal year in gantt chart

[Bret]

Need to change the fiscal year in visio gantt chart to start Oct 1.
Microsoft project allows this, but cannot figure out how to do it in Visio.
Thanks

 

[WapperDude]

When you 1st start a Gantt chart, the initialization window asks for start
and stop dates. So, start would be Oct 1, 1009, and stop would be Sep 30,
2010.

Wapperdude

 

[WapperDude]

If you already have a chart placed, select one of the date entries, right
click, select date options.

 

[Bret]

Thanks, but that won't work....if you look at the time scale (say years and
quarters), the year still starts on Jan 1 with the corresponding quarters
starting in Jan 1.
Appreciate the help though,
Bret

 

[WapperDude]

That's really strange, because I did try this before I replied, and I just
tried it again, and my Gantt Chart starts Oct 1, 2009 and ends at Sep 30,
2010. For intervals, I did months and weeks....just switched to
Qtrs/Mths...still fine.

I'm using V2007 SP2, Windows XP, SP3.

 

[Bret]

Thanks again, the problem is not in where the chart starts, but the alignment
of the year and quarter headers. The years still align with Jan 1, and q1
aligns with Jan 1 --- not Oct 1. So when I start with Oct 1, that aligns
under Q4 (standard fiscal year). I want Q1 to show up over Oct 1 - since
that is the start of my fiscal year.
Thanks for your help!
Bret

 

[WapperDude]

Blink! Light just went on! Of course... Don't think Visio gives you that
flexibility.