Baseline a schedule

Answer:

Add baseline symbols to the toolbox:

1. Double-click an unused symbol in your toolbox.  This will be used for baseline start.

2. Under Standard Shapes: choose #28 (blank or null symbol)

3. Baseline Symbol

4. On the Text and Date Properties tab, Hide for Date Placement and Text Placement.

5. Double-click another unused symbol in your toolbox.  This will be for baseline finish.

6. Under Standard Shapes: choose #28 (blank or null symbol)

7. Baseline Symbol

8. On the Text and Date Properties tab, Hide for Date Placement and Text Placement.

9. Double-click an unused bar in your toolbox.  This will be the baseline bar.  A good choice for baseline bar is #10.

Set the standard baseline symbology:

1. On the Layout tab, Other section, click Baseline Settings...

2. For Baseline Start Date choose the toolbox symbol you customized in steps 1-4 above.

3. For Baseline End Date choose the toolbox symbol you customized in steps 5-8 above.

4. For Baseline Bar choose the bar you customized in step 9 above.

Add a baseline to your schedule:

1. On the Insert tab, Baseline, DataGraph, ValueSet section, click Insert a Baseline.

Lock the baseline:

1. On the View tab,   Lock Baseline.    

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