I am trying to create a bar graph that shows different tasks that will start
in different months and whose durantions will vary. I want my graph to show
the start and end months of each activity as they are scattered throughout
the graph. Does anyone know how to accomplish this?

Like a gantt chart? You would need to make it in excel then copy/paste in to
powerpoint:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ex...346051033.aspx

More detailed info here:
http://peltiertech.com/Excel/Charts/GanttLinks.html

Lucy

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"ADPeterson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I am trying to create a bar graph that shows different tasks that will
>start
> in different months and whose durantions will vary. I want my graph to
> show
> the start and end months of each activity as they are scattered throughout
> the graph. Does anyone know how to accomplish this?

Hi,

Floating bars can be made using 2 data series plotted as stacked bar.
The first series being formatted to have no border or fill.
Lucy has given you links to site explaining this trick.

You can do this chart type in MSGraph, if you have to
This small table (3x5) plotted by column will give you the floating bars.


Start Duration
a 04/08/2008 33
b 21/08/2008 15
c 18/09/2008 15
d 01/09/2008 6

Cheers
Andy

ADPeterson wrote:
> I am trying to create a bar graph that shows different tasks that will start
> in different months and whose durantions will vary. I want my graph to show
> the start and end months of each activity as they are scattered throughout
> the graph. Does anyone know how to accomplish this?

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