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Video - how to make a timeline in PowerPoint

You can choose a symbol for each milestone and select whether it appears above or below the TimeBand. Left of the visibility option the double headed arrow allows you to click and move the task's order.Īdd milestones using the milestone button in the Edit group of the Toolbar or select the Milestone tab in the timeline wizard. The eye symbol allows you to select whether the task is visible in the timeline slide. You could consider color coding to identify particular task types or groupings of tasks. Different task colours make the timeline stand out. The color of the task bar can be changed using the Color selector. To adjust the duration click in the Duration field and use the arrows to increment up or down. To set the dates click in the date field and use the calendar or type in the date.

Long task titles don't look great so keep them as short as possible. I prefer to add tasks before Milestones because I don't always know what the milestone dates will be or how many milestones are needed until I have added key tasks.Įnter the task title, select a Shape and either enter start and end dates or adjust the task duration to give the desired end date.

From the timeline wizard click the Tasks tab. To add a task from a slide click Task in the Edit group on the toolbar. You can Change the timeline style at any time using the Change dropdown in the toolbar. You can then continue to edit using the buttons in the Office Timeline toolbar. Once you have selected a style or Template you can click the tick symbol to immediately see your timeline in a PowerPoint slide. To see which template is most suitable select the template and an information box will pop up. There are templates for: marketing, program management, engineering, information technology, training, software development, event planning, product development, sales excellence and historial. Select a new timeline or choose a template to work from.

The Timeline wizard will load, within the wizard interface you can select a style or template, add milestones and tasks, and style your timeline. Once installed you should see a new tab in PowerPoint called 'Office Timeline' How to make a timeline Once the download is complete click Run and follow the instructions. Your download should begin automatically. NET Programmability Support for PowerPoint enabled in MS Office (enabled by defaultĪny problems go to Installing Office Timeline. To install your computer needs to meet Microsoft's requirements for add-ins. How to get Office Timeline for PowerPoint A free version is available and this can be upgraded to the full version. Microsoft Project 2010 has a fantastic timeline tool which is well worth a look see a step by step guide to using the Microsoft Project TimelineĬreating a timeline with Office Timeline is much simpler than using SmartArt or Powerpoint's drawing tools.