![]() Microsoft Project displays the Rename Field dialog shown in the following figure.ĥ. In the list of custom Flag fields, select an available field and then click the Rename button. In the Custom Fields dialog, click the Type pick list and select the Flag item, as shown in the following figure.Ĥ. In the Properties section of the Project ribbon, click the Custom Fields button.ģ. ![]() Click the Project tab to display the Project ribbon.Ģ. Setting Up Custom Flag Fieldsīefore you can begin the automatic formatting process, you need to set up the custom task Flag fields for this process by completing the following steps:ġ. In this blog post, I use the example of how to set up automatic Gantt bar formatting based on the resource assigned to each task, but you can extend the knowledge for your own purposes. ![]() Although automatic formatting of Gantt bar colors based on the resource assigned is not possible in any version of Microsoft Project, there is a work around: use custom Flag fields to automatically format Gantt bar colors. For example, I want the Gantt bars for tasks assigned to the project manager to be formatted with the green color, while I want the Gantt bars for tasks assigned to the electrical engineer to be formatted with the purple color. A common request in the Microsoft Project user forum is to format the colors of Gantt bars automatically based on who is assigned to each task. ![]()
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