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title: Creating a Category in a Gantt Timeline
description: Categories in Gantt will help you easily organise your tasks
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July 28, 2025

# Creating a Category in a Gantt Timeline

## Categories in Gantt Timeline easily organise your Tasks

### **Adding a new Category**

1\. Click **New** at the top of the Task list (top left corner of your Gantt Timeline view)

![Click new at top of your Ayoa task list](https://support.ayoa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot_2-png-May-19-2023-02-11-26-0383-PM.png?width=150&height=60&name=Screenshot_2-png-May-19-2023-02-11-26-0383-PM.png)

 

2\. In the drop-down menu click **New Category**.

![Click new category.](https://support.ayoa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot_3-png-May-19-2023-02-12-04-5115-PM.png?width=250&height=275&name=Screenshot_3-png-May-19-2023-02-12-04-5115-PM.png)

 

3\. You will now be able to choose the category name and colour.

![Choose your category name and colour](https://support.ayoa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/s3.amazonaws.comcdn.freshdesk.comdatahelpdeskattachmentsproduction2043061341067originalSYq_0TrgNQzqayUBLfR7tlKefS90I9Fy0w.png?width=450&height=177&name=s3.amazonaws.comcdn.freshdesk.comdatahelpdeskattachmentsproduction2043061341067originalSYq_0TrgNQzqayUBLfR7tlKefS90I9Fy0w.png)

 

4\.  Click **Add**, the category will now appear at the bottom of your task list. 

![Click add](https://support.ayoa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/s3.amazonaws.comcdn.freshdesk.comdatahelpdeskattachmentsproduction2043061341181originalJXxqXAIxNVYDcTviz_Ozg1k7nxOytGwQlQ.png?width=400&height=106&name=s3.amazonaws.comcdn.freshdesk.comdatahelpdeskattachmentsproduction2043061341181originalJXxqXAIxNVYDcTviz_Ozg1k7nxOytGwQlQ.png)

 

5\. Any tasks that are added to a Category will be the same colour.

![Tasks added to your chosen category will be same colour](https://support.ayoa.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/s3.amazonaws.comcdn.freshdesk.comdatahelpdeskattachmentsproduction2043061341216originalRFKF4Tt4QKcrjZJdsFcGTAx29QtYmAHZ8w.png)

### **Moving Categories**

1\. To move a category, click **the Category title** so that it is highlighted. 

![Click title](https://support.ayoa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/s3.amazonaws.comcdn.freshdesk.comdatahelpdeskattachmentsproduction2043061341555original1KgmIdLOcBd33l58zr76J5PeBZNKYZPENg.png?width=400&height=74&name=s3.amazonaws.comcdn.freshdesk.comdatahelpdeskattachmentsproduction2043061341555original1KgmIdLOcBd33l58zr76J5PeBZNKYZPENg.png)

 

2\. **Drag and drop** the Category to a new location in the Task list.

![Drag and drop category into your chosen task list](https://support.ayoa.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/s3.amazonaws.comcdn.freshdesk.comdatahelpdeskattachmentsproduction2043061341601originalrTKa5t71Zwb08rsGnlc0bSCjmZyArdwz1w.png)

 

3\. The Tasks will be automatically moved with the category.

![Tasks will automatically move](https://support.ayoa.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/s3.amazonaws.comcdn.freshdesk.comdatahelpdeskattachmentsproduction2043061341681originalltTVxogwWpBqJejHxMvekvBlMlLdZmTMIw.png)

### **Editing a Category**

1\. Click on the **pencil icon** next to the Category name.

![Click pencil icon to edit category](https://support.ayoa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/s3.amazonaws.comcdn.freshdesk.comdatahelpdeskattachmentsproduction2043061341742originaljVuI_UYhcqTVgfW3qGKWB0mGflpEKNkJ0w.png?width=400&height=53&name=s3.amazonaws.comcdn.freshdesk.comdatahelpdeskattachmentsproduction2043061341742originaljVuI_UYhcqTVgfW3qGKWB0mGflpEKNkJ0w.png)

 

2\. This will open the options allowing to change the name and the colour, or trash the category.

![Customise the name and colour of your category](https://support.ayoa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/s3.amazonaws.comcdn.freshdesk.comdatahelpdeskattachmentsproduction2043061341795originalf-hLHVRBvWYqmyIlOvaamyCJ55kHTTYjEA.png?width=450&height=140&name=s3.amazonaws.comcdn.freshdesk.comdatahelpdeskattachmentsproduction2043061341795originalf-hLHVRBvWYqmyIlOvaamyCJ55kHTTYjEA.png)

 

3\. Click the pencil next to the text to start editing, click the **tick/check icon** when done. 

![Click the pencil to edit](https://support.ayoa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/s3.amazonaws.comcdn.freshdesk.comdatahelpdeskattachmentsproduction2043061341933original3uE1axNDWVVHZb6MnueSVKGMRzd0oPCl_w.png?width=450&height=133&name=s3.amazonaws.comcdn.freshdesk.comdatahelpdeskattachmentsproduction2043061341933original3uE1axNDWVVHZb6MnueSVKGMRzd0oPCl_w.png)

 

4\. Choose your preferred colour, then click **X** to close the window.

![Customise your category with preferred colours](https://support.ayoa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/s3.amazonaws.comcdn.freshdesk.comdatahelpdeskattachmentsproduction2043061342025originalFjCuQVoMZrCR8aT-YJ_ETJ0-YDYTLRFDPw.png?width=450&height=137&name=s3.amazonaws.comcdn.freshdesk.comdatahelpdeskattachmentsproduction2043061342025originalFjCuQVoMZrCR8aT-YJ_ETJ0-YDYTLRFDPw.png)

 

5\. If you have changed the Colour of the category all the tasks within that category will also be updated![Changing the colour of your category will change the colour of all tasks in it](https://support.ayoa.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/s3.amazonaws.comcdn.freshdesk.comdatahelpdeskattachmentsproduction2043061342130originalQcaTJQDovqOU9_dWbpJPiSf65k2Xxyuz1w.png)

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