Arranging Events in the Bar Timeline

By default, Timeline Maker Pro arranges all of your events in a Staircase layout, in the order they occurred. This means that each event will be placed on its own line in a staircase fashion. Alternatively, you can choose to have the program automatically sort all the events in a Compact layout, saving valuable space on your timeline.

Timeline Maker Pro can also automatically sort events by Category in both Staircase and Compact layouts. Alternatively, you can manually move events vertically up and down the timescale to a desired position on the timeline.

To arrange events in Staircase layout:

1. While viewing the timeline, click the Home tab.
2. In the Chart group, select the down arrow under Arrange.
3. Click the Staircase option under All Events to arrange events in order of occurrence, or select Staircase under By Category to group events together in categories.
   

To arrange events in Compact layout:

1. While viewing the timeline, click the Home tab.
2. In the Chart group, select the down arrow under Arrange.
3. Click the Compact option under All Events, or select Compact under By Category to group events together in categories.
   

To manually move events on the timeline:

1. Select on the event(s) you wish to move.
2. While holding the left mouse button, drag the event(s) to the desired position* on the timeline.
   

*Because events are plotted on the timescale by the date they occurred, and can only be moved vertically on the timeline, not horizontally.

Tip: If, after moving events//tasks manually, you wish to return to the previous auto arrangement, click the Auto Arrange button. This will revert the timeline back to the last used auto arrange setting.