Progress lines give project managers a quick visual display of the state of the status of each of the tasks in their project. If the vertical line drawn at the date specified diverts to the left for a task, that task has not been updated up to the status date. This section shows you how to insert and format progress lines.
Displaying a Progress Line at the Status Date
Right-click in a blank area of the Gantt Chart view.
Select Progress Lines from the menu.
Check the option Always Display Current Progress Line.
Choose whether the progress line should be drawn at the project status date or the current date.
Click OK to display the progress line.
Displaying Recurring Progress Lines
Right-click in a blank area of the Gantt Chart view.
Select Progress Lines from the menu.
Select this option to display the recurring progress lines.
Choose the interval for the lines to be displayed.
Right-click in a blank area of the Gantt Chart view. 
Select Progress Lines from the menu. 
Check the option Always Display Current Progress Line. 
Choose whether the progress line should be drawn at the project status date or the current date. 
Click OK to display the progress line. 
Click OK to display the recurring progress lines. 
