# Make A Colorful Gantt Chart

ActiveBooks allows users to add colours to certain documents for better visual cues and representation. A good example of this would be the [Event Calendar](https://docs.erpnext.com/docs/v13/user/manual/en/using-erpnext/calendar), where, for each event you can add a colour.

We will be doing so by customizing [Tasks](https://docs.erpnext.com/docs/v13/user/manual/en/projects/tasks) under Projects module.

### Steps To Add Colours To The Gantt Chart[ ](https://docs.erpnext.com/docs/v13/user/manual/en/projects/articles/make-a-colorful-gantt-chart#steps-to-add-colours-to-the-gantt-chart) <a href="#steps-to-add-colours-to-the-gantt-chart" id="steps-to-add-colours-to-the-gantt-chart"></a>

1.  Go to [Customize Form](https://docs.erpnext.com/docs/v13/user/manual/en/customize-erpnext/customize-form) in the system and select _Task_ in _Enter Form Type_ option. Alternatively, you can reach this screen by going to **Menu > Customize** from the Task list or form.

    <img src="https://docs.erpnext.com/files/project-gantt-customize-form-1.gif" alt="customize-form" data-size="original">
2. Add a new field in the doctype of fieldtype color.
3.  Check _In List View_ option.

    <img src="https://docs.erpnext.com/files/project-gantt-in-list.png" alt="customize-form" data-size="original">
4. Save the form, go back to the Task list, and reload.
5.  When opening an existing or new Task, you should see a color field. Pick a color for the Task.

    <img src="https://docs.erpnext.com/files/project-gantt-pick-color.png" alt="customize-form" data-size="original">
6.  Go back to the Task list and switch to Gantt view.

    <img src="https://docs.erpnext.com/files/project-gantt-colors.png" alt="customize-form" data-size="original">

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