How can I edit the Legend of a Project schedule

[J. Robb]

My Project schedule (Gnatt format) only utilizes Tasks, Critical Tasks, and
Summary. However, the default Legend at the bottom of the page provides many
more symbols which are not being utlized; And these additional symbols are
further utilizing the same symbols (colors) as several of the elements I am
utilizing in my gnatt chart. It's confusing to people unfamiliar with
reading schedules or drawings.

Is there a way to edit this Legend or customize the legend to reflect only
what I'm utilizing?

 

[Jim Aksel]

All avaialble options for the legend are under File/Page Setup and then pull
the Legend Tab. Sorry, that is all that is available.
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[Mike Glen]

Hi J Robb,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup

You might like to see FAQ Item: 33. on the Legend.

FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at this web address: http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm

Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on

Mike Glen
Project MVP
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for my free Project Tutorials
My Project schedule (Gnatt format) only utilizes Tasks, Critical Tasks, and
Summary. However, the default Legend at the bottom of the page provides many
more symbols which are not being utlized; And these additional symbols are
further utilizing the same symbols (colors) as several of the elements I am
utilizing in my gnatt chart. It's confusing to people unfamiliar with
reading schedules or drawings.

Is there a way to edit this Legend or customize the legend to reflect only
what I'm utilizing?

 

[Jan De Messemaeker]

Hi,

Just to complete, the FAQ sais for project 2000... the * trick works in all versions of Project I know.Greetings,

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Hi J Robb,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup

You might like to see FAQ Item: 33. on the Legend.

FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at this web address: http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm

Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on

Mike Glen
Project MVP
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for my free Project Tutorials
My Project schedule (Gnatt format) only utilizes Tasks, Critical Tasks, and
Summary. However, the default Legend at the bottom of the page provides many
more symbols which are not being utlized; And these additional symbols are
further utilizing the same symbols (colors) as several of the elements I am
utilizing in my gnatt chart. It's confusing to people unfamiliar with
reading schedules or drawings.

Is there a way to edit this Legend or customize the legend to reflect only
what I'm utilizing?

 

[Marty]

The legend picks up all the things you have chosen to draw using
Format Bar Styles. At first confusing it is actually reasonably easy
to configure. You name the thing you want to draw, you choose what
you want it to look like and you choose where you start drawing the
thing and where you finish drawing it. The words you use turn up in
the legend against the shape. So to answer your question you can
change the legend via Format Bar styles. Include a star before the
description to hide the item off the legend.

 

[Andrew Gould]

Hi,
You can do this in the Bar Styles dialog box (Format -> Bar Styles).
Look for the bar types indicated with an asterisk - these are the ones that aren't displayed in the legend when you print the chart. Simply type an asterisk in front of the bar styles you don't want to appear.

See here for step by step instructions:
http://www.wiseowl.co.uk/blog/s117/changing_the_legend_in_a_microsoft_project_gantt_chart.htm

Hope it helps.