Click the yellow control handle to select the interval.Ģ. In the Date format list, choose how you want the date to look.ġ. In the Description box, type a description of the milestone. In the Configure Milestone dialog box, type or select the date and time for the milestone. A Today marker shifts automatically as the real-world date changes to reveal, at a glance, the status of your schedule in relation to your next deadline.ĭrag a milestone shape from the Timeline Shapes stencil and drop it directly on top of the timeline. Reflect the amount of time that has passed since the project began.
Choose an interval shape that matches the style of the timeline. Indicate a critical time span on the timeline (for example, the time required to write a first draft). Indicate a specific milestone date on the timeline (for example, the date when a writing project must be handed off to a publisher). Top of Page Add milestones, intervals, and markersĪfter you have the timeline foundation in place, you can start adding the vital content: markers that indicate important milestones and events. Note: To change any of these settings later, you can right-click the timeline, and then click Configure Timeline. This ensures that the dates associated with the markers update automatically when you re-position any milestones, intervals, or other markers on your timeline. Leave the Automatically update dates when markers are moved check box selected. In the second Date format list, choose how you want the unit labels to look, or else clear the Show dates on interim time scale markings box. If you want each time scale unit (the unit you chose in step 5) to appear on the timeline, leave the Show interim time scale markings on timeline check box selected.
In the first Date format list, choose how you want the dates to look. If you want the begin and end dates you chose in steps 3 and 4 to be visible at the ends of the timeline, leave the Show start and finish dates on timeline check box selected. Otherwise, clear the check box. On the Time Format tab, in the Language box, choose the language that you want for your timeline. If you choose Months, you can also choose which day that you want the fiscal year to begin on. If you choose Weeks, you can also choose which day that you want the weeks to begin on. Under Scale, choose a Time scale unit for the timeline. In the Finish box, type or select the end date for the project.
On the Time Period tab, in the Start box, type or select the start date for the project. To find the right template to start from, go to File > New and, in the search box, type Timeline.įrom the Timeline Shapes stencil, drag one of the timeline shapes ( Block, Line, or Cylindrical) onto the drawing page.
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