[Tex/LaTex] Adjust width of a gantt chart

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The chart produced by below code is too wide. How can I make it small enough to fit the page?

\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{pgfgantt}


%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\begin{document}

\begin{ganttchart}[vgrid={draw=none,draw=none},%
            %today=15,%
            %today offset=.5,%
            %today label=Heute,%
            %progress=today,%
            bar incomplete/.append style={fill=red},%
            progress label text=  {\quad\pgfmathprintnumber[precision=0,verbatim]{#1}\%}%
            ]{1}{36}
\gantttitlecalendar*[compress calendar,time slot format=isodate]{2015-11-1}{2018-10-30}{year, month} \\
\gantttitlelist{1,...,36}{1}\\
\ganttgroup{Total Duration}{1}{36} \\
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%Phase-1
\ganttgroup{Phase 1}{1}{12} \\
\ganttbar{Scope Reading}{1}{2} \\
\ganttlinkedbar{Literature Review}{2}{5} \ganttnewline
\ganttlinkedbar{Define Scope of Review}{5}{6} \ganttnewline
\ganttlinkedbar{Search for Relevant Literature}{6}{10} \ganttnewline
\ganttlinkedbar{Classify the Documents}{10}{12} \ganttnewline
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%Phase-2
\ganttgroup{Phase 2}{12}{24} \\
\ganttlinkedbar{Solver Analysis $\&$ Formulation}{10}{15} \\
\ganttlinkedbar{Development of source code}{15}{16} \ganttnewline
\ganttlinkedbar{Purchase Equipment}{16}{18} \ganttnewline
\ganttlinkedbar{Design Experimental Procedure}{18}{20} \ganttnewline
\ganttlinkedbar{Run Experiments}{20}{21} \ganttnewline
\ganttlinkedbar{Analysis of Experimental Data}{21}{24} \ganttnewline
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%Phase-3
\ganttgroup{Phase 3}{24}{36} \\
\ganttbar{Solving Validation and Conclusion}{24}{27} \\
\ganttlinkedbar{Publications $\&$ Workshops}{27}{30} \ganttnewline
\ganttlinkedbar{Defence of Study Work}{30}{33} \ganttnewline
\ganttlinkedbar{Thesis Writing}{33}{36} \ganttnewline
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\end{ganttchart}
\end{document}

Best Answer

Here are two suggestions. The first one uses a rather small font size to make the chart fit within the margins of a standard article. I've also set the labels in fixed width nodes, so that text is broken over two lines. Finally, the x unit, y unit chart and y unit title are modified.

In the second option I've set the chart on a landscape page with smaller margins, and reduced the y unit chart and y unit title a bit from their default of 1cm.

\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{pgfgantt}

\usepackage{lipsum} % just for dummy text, remove in your own document

\usepackage{geometry} % to change margins
\usepackage{pdflscape} % provides the landscape environment
\usepackage{ragged2e} % provides \RaggedLeft

\begin{document}

% First option
\begin{ganttchart}[vgrid={draw=none,draw=none},%
            %today=15,%
            %today offset=.5,%
            %today label=Heute,%
            %progress=today,%
            x unit=0.3cm,
            y unit title=0.7cm,
            y unit chart=0.8cm,
            bar incomplete/.append style={fill=red},%
            progress label text=  {\quad\pgfmathprintnumber[precision=0,verbatim]{#1}\%},
            milestone label font=\tiny,
            group label font=\tiny,
            title label font=\tiny,
            bar label node/.style={text width=3cm,align=right,font=\scriptsize\RaggedLeft,anchor=east},
            milestone label node/.style={text width=2cm,align=right,font=\scriptsize\RaggedLeft,anchor=east},
            group label node/.style={text width=3cm,align=right,font=\scriptsize\RaggedLeft,anchor=east}
            ]{1}{36}
\gantttitlecalendar*[compress calendar,time slot format=isodate]{2015-11-1}{2018-10-30}{year, month} \\
\gantttitlelist{1,...,36}{1}\\
\ganttgroup{Total Duration}{1}{36} \\
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%Phase-1
\ganttgroup{Phase 1}{1}{12} \\
\ganttbar{Scope Reading}{1}{2} \\
\ganttlinkedbar{Literature Review}{2}{5} \ganttnewline
\ganttlinkedbar{Define Scope of Review}{5}{6} \ganttnewline
\ganttlinkedbar{Search for Relevant Literature}{6}{10} \ganttnewline
\ganttlinkedbar{Classify the Documents}{10}{12} \ganttnewline
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%Phase-2
\ganttgroup{Phase 2}{12}{24} \\
\ganttlinkedbar{Solver Analysis $\&$ Formulation}{10}{15} \\
\ganttlinkedbar{Development of source code}{15}{16} \ganttnewline
\ganttlinkedbar{Purchase Equipment}{16}{18} \ganttnewline
\ganttlinkedbar{Design Experimental Procedure}{18}{20} \ganttnewline
\ganttlinkedbar{Run Experiments}{20}{21} \ganttnewline
\ganttlinkedbar{Analysis of Experimental Data}{21}{24} \ganttnewline
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%Phase-3
\ganttgroup{Phase 3}{24}{36} \\
\ganttbar{Solving Validation and Conclusion}{24}{27} \\
\ganttlinkedbar{Publications $\&$ Workshops}{27}{30} \ganttnewline
\ganttlinkedbar{Defence of Study Work}{30}{33} \ganttnewline
\ganttlinkedbar{Thesis Writing}{33}{36} \ganttnewline
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\end{ganttchart}


% Second option
\newgeometry{vmargin=1cm}
\begin{landscape}
\thispagestyle{empty}\centering
\begin{ganttchart}[vgrid={draw=none,draw=none},%
            %today=15,%
            %today offset=.5,%
            %today label=Heute,%
            %progress=today,%
            y unit title=0.7cm,
            y unit chart=0.6cm,
            bar incomplete/.append style={fill=red},%
            progress label text=  {\quad\pgfmathprintnumber[precision=0,verbatim]{#1}\%}%
            ]{1}{36}
\gantttitlecalendar*[compress calendar,time slot format=isodate]{2015-11-1}{2018-10-30}{year, month} \\
\gantttitlelist{1,...,36}{1}\\
\ganttgroup{Total Duration}{1}{36} \\
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%Phase-1
\ganttgroup{Phase 1}{1}{12} \\
\ganttbar{Scope Reading}{1}{2} \\
\ganttlinkedbar{Literature Review}{2}{5} \ganttnewline
\ganttlinkedbar{Define Scope of Review}{5}{6} \ganttnewline
\ganttlinkedbar{Search for Relevant Literature}{6}{10} \ganttnewline
\ganttlinkedbar{Classify the Documents}{10}{12} \ganttnewline
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%Phase-2
\ganttgroup{Phase 2}{12}{24} \\
\ganttlinkedbar{Solver Analysis $\&$ Formulation}{10}{15} \\
\ganttlinkedbar{Development of source code}{15}{16} \ganttnewline
\ganttlinkedbar{Purchase Equipment}{16}{18} \ganttnewline
\ganttlinkedbar{Design Experimental Procedure}{18}{20} \ganttnewline
\ganttlinkedbar{Run Experiments}{20}{21} \ganttnewline
\ganttlinkedbar{Analysis of Experimental Data}{21}{24} \ganttnewline
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%Phase-3
\ganttgroup{Phase 3}{24}{36} \\
\ganttbar{Solving Validation and Conclusion}{24}{27} \\
\ganttlinkedbar{Publications $\&$ Workshops}{27}{30} \ganttnewline
\ganttlinkedbar{Defence of Study Work}{30}{33} \ganttnewline
\ganttlinkedbar{Thesis Writing}{33}{36} \ganttnewline
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\end{ganttchart}
\end{landscape}
\lipsum[1-2]

\end{document}

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[Tex/LaTex] Gantt chart package

Like Claudio, I suggest you to use the pgfGantt package, which I find quite simple, and whose documentation is quite clear.

Here is a MWE, with custom label, progress bar and relations:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{pgfgantt}

\begin{document}

\begin{figure}[ftbp]
\begin{center}

\begin{ganttchart}[y unit title=0.4cm,
y unit chart=0.5cm,
vgrid,hgrid, 
title label anchor/.style={below=-1.6ex},
title left shift=.05,
title right shift=-.05,
title height=1,
bar/.style={fill=gray!50},
incomplete/.style={fill=white},
progress label text={},
bar height=0.7,
group right shift=0,
group top shift=.6,
group height=.3,
group peaks={}{}{.2}]{24}
%labels
\gantttitle{Week}{24} \\
\gantttitle{Monday}{4} 
\gantttitle{Tuesday}{4} 
\gantttitle{Wednesday}{4} 
\gantttitle{Thursday}{4} 
\gantttitle{Friday}{4} 
\gantttitle{Saturday}{4} \\
%tasks
\ganttbar{first task}{1}{2} \\
\ganttbar{task 2}{3}{8} \\
\ganttbar{task 3}{9}{10} \\
\ganttbar{task 4}{11}{15} \\
\ganttbar[progress=33]{task 5}{20}{22} \\
\ganttbar{task 6}{18}{19} \\
\ganttbar{task 7}{16}{18} \\
\ganttbar[progress=0]{task 8}{21}{24}

%relations 
\ganttlink{elem0}{elem1} 
\ganttlink{elem0}{elem3} 
\ganttlink{elem1}{elem2} 
\ganttlink{elem3}{elem4} 
\ganttlink{elem1}{elem5} 
\ganttlink{elem3}{elem5} 
\ganttlink{elem2}{elem6} 
\ganttlink{elem3}{elem6} 
\ganttlink{elem5}{elem7} 
\end{ganttchart}
\end{center}
\caption{Gantt Chart}
\end{figure}

\end{document}

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[Tex/LaTex] Fit a gantt chart in a beamer frame

You can reduce the height by setting the y unit title and y unit chart to a smaller value. The default is 1cm. If you need to compress things horizontally you can add x unit=0.4cm (default is 0.5cm). To compress further you should reduce the font size as well, which can be done by modifying the styles X label font, where X is title, bar, group, milestone. See code below.

With 48 months it will be very cramped, but it might work. If all else fails, you can place the whole pgfgantt environment in a \resizebox, demonstrated in the second frame. The first two arguments to \resizebox is the width and height, the ! means that the aspect ratio should be preserved, so that length is calculated.

\documentclass{beamer}
\usepackage{pgfgantt}
\begin{document}
\begin{frame}
\frametitle{Gantt charts}
\begin{ganttchart}[
x unit=0.22cm,
y unit title=0.5cm,
y unit chart=0.5cm,
title label font=\fontsize{4}{5}\selectfont,
bar label font=\tiny,
group label font=\tiny\bfseries,
milestone label font=\tiny\itshape,
]{1}{48}
\gantttitle{2011}{12} \\
\gantttitlelist{1,...,12}{1} \\
\ganttgroup{Group 1}{1}{7} \\
\ganttbar{Task 1}{1}{2} \\
\ganttlinkedbar{Task 2}{3}{7} \ganttnewline
\ganttmilestone{Milestone}{7} \ganttnewline
\ganttbar{Final Task}{8}{12}
\ganttlink{elem2}{elem3}
\ganttlink{elem3}{elem4}
\end{ganttchart}
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}
\frametitle{Gantt charts}
\resizebox{10cm}{!}{\begin{ganttchart}{1}{48}
\gantttitle{2011}{12} \\
\gantttitlelist{1,...,12}{1} \\
\ganttgroup{Group 1}{1}{7} \\
\ganttbar{Task 1}{1}{2} \\
\ganttlinkedbar{Task 2}{3}{7} \ganttnewline
\ganttmilestone{Milestone}{7} \ganttnewline
\ganttbar{Final Task}{8}{12}
\ganttlink{elem2}{elem3}
\ganttlink{elem3}{elem4}
\end{ganttchart}}
\end{frame}
\end{document}

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