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# Custom Date

The xViz Gantt Chart provides the Custom Date DaysOff option to mark the non-working days based on dates.

<figure><img src="/files/7Ju34v7R87zFq7osKyKs" alt=""><figcaption><p><em>GIF 1: Custom Date DaysOff type in xViz Gantt Chart</em></p></figcaption></figure>

### Steps to use Custom Date DaysOff type in Gantt Chart:

1. Go to the Advanced Editor

<img src="/files/oINhgvbKOTcTmxcvYuz6" alt="Image 1: Advanced Editor option" width="62">

2. Navigate to the “DaysOff” section. Then click on the “Custom Date” option.

<img src="/files/xGk0qcDANq8bEN2ldY4n" alt="Image 2: DaysOff Option in the Advanced Editor" width="563">

3. Choose the Custom Dates for DaysOff and click on non-working custom dates to Display in the Gantt Chart.

<img src="/files/UHWQ7vy7CmXon89te3gM" alt="Image 3: Select Custom Dates" width="349">

4. Now Choose the Pattern and Color for the Custom Date.

<img src="/files/s8S4QAXFkMfj9Dz7N7g5" alt="Image 4: Choose the Pattern and Color for Custom Date" width="185">

The final result, the chart shows the shaded area for the applied Custom Date, is displayed in the image below:

![Image 5: Custom Date DaysOff type with xViz Gantt Chart](/files/1iRCSnlCJ9QuqPVvIem2)