Basic Project with Gantt & Dependencies
This sheet helps you manage your project, and provides an easy-to-grasp visual timeline for your team and clients. Update tasks, manage dependencies, track progress, and store project files — all in one shared sheet.
Template design and key features
Customizable Columns
Done
Quickly check off completed tasks
Task Name
Enter a task name in the Primary Column (used for Smartsheet automated emails)
Start & End Dates
Enter task start & end dates using the date picker, then drag Gantt bars to change
Assigned To
Pick task owners from your Smartsheet contacts
% Complete
Track project status & show progress bars on your Gantt chart
Duration
Calculate automatically from Start & End Dates, or enter a new value
Predecessors
Enter row number for preceding tasks, or drag & drop Gantt bars to set dependencies
Notes
Add status details or other brief notes about each task
Collaborative Features
File Attachments
Store documents & links on any row
Alerts & Reminders
Set alerts for due dates & sheet changes
Comments
Log conversations, emails, & notes
Gantt Chart
See task dates & dependencies
Calendar View
View & edit tasks in a calendar
Row Hierarchy
Organize tasks into collapsible sections
Sharing
Collaborate in real-time with your team
Update Requests
Request updates on task status
Web Forms
Collect new rows & take action
Mobile App
View & update your project on the go
Working with the Gantt chart
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Gantt with Dependencies in Smartsheet
Change dates & set dependencies
Click and drag the edge of a Gantt bar to instantly change dates. Drag one bar onto another to set a dependency.
Set milestones
Enter zero in the Duration column to set a milestone. To work tasks back from a milestone, set Start-to-Finish (SF) dependencies on preceding tasks.
Zoom
Use the Zoom buttons to shift between Weekly, Monthly, and Quarterly views.
Gantt settings
Click the Gantt chart's gear icon to change settings like dependencies and workdays.
Sharing with different access levels
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Sharing Your Sheet
Share your project with your team
Select the Sharing tab to share with your collaborators. Add collaborator email addresses and select a permission level.
- Viewer: can view and export the sheet, but can't make changes
- Editor: can edit information in cells, add attachments, set alerts, & create comments
- Admin: can add collaborators, edit columns, & change dependency settings
Share multiple sheets in a Workspace
Create a Workspace to share multiple sheets with the same group of people, with consistent sharing permissions on all items in the workspace.
Prevent edits with locked rows & columns
Lock any column or non-blank row to prevent others from changing or deleting key information. Only sheet Owners or Admins can lock, unlock, & edit locked columns & rows.
Collaborating on the project with your team
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Collaborating on Sheets
Collaborate in real-time
Work simultaneously with everyone shared to the sheet. To help you see changes, Smartsheet will notify you when multiple collaborators are working on the sheet.
Highlight everyone's changes
Select the Highlight Changes button to see all recent changes since the last time you viewed the sheet - or within the day, week, month, or a specific date range.
Get a revision history on any cell
Right click on a cell and select View History to see previous values, who made each change, and when.
Format content automatically
Call attention to key information by setting Conditional Formatting rules to automatically format cells based on the values they contain, such as Done.
Filter down the rows you see
Select Filter Column from the column menu to see a smaller set of tasks in a long sheet.
Getting project updates from your team
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Alerts & Reminders
Set Reminders
To set an email reminder on any task in your sheet, select Set Reminder from the row menu. Choose the Alerts tab to trigger Reminders for the whole sheet, or to notify yourself & others of changes to the sheet.
Get automatic updates from your team
Send an update request, a special email designed to allow anyone to update rows on your sheet. Select one or more rows, then use the row menu to send a one-time or recurring request for regular updates.
Managing multiple projects
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Cell Linking in Smartsheet
Link cells across sheets
Use Cell Linking to consolidate information from multiple sheets. You can roll up data from several sheets to build a multi-project dashboard, create cross-project dependencies, or reference cells in other sheets.
Dynamic reviews of multiple sheets
Create a custom Report to see tasks in multiple sheets that meet specific criteria. For example, a Report can show a team member's incomplete tasks due in the coming week on several projects. Updates you make in a Report also update the source sheets.
See who's over-allocated
Use Resource Management to get visibility and alerts on your team's assignments in multiple projects (Team and Enterprise plans only).
Connecting with your apps
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Smartsheet and Google Apps
Evernote
Send Evernote notes to Smartsheet to add tasks or archive notes and ideas. Import any Evernote attribute into Smartsheet, then share the details, assign tasks and use reminders to stay on track. Built by Smartsheet Labs.
Google Drive
Attach your Drive files directly to tasks in Smartsheet. Edited documents update automatically in the Smartsheet attachment, so your files are always current.
Google Calendar
Connect Smartsheet and Google Calendar to gain a complete view of all your project tasks and highlight key dates and deadlines. Overlay your Google Calendar on to sheets in Smartsheet, or publish key dates from your project to Google.
Learning Resources
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Project Template
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Gantt Chart View
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