Inserting Timelines into PowerPoint

You can insert the timelines you create in Timeline Maker Pro into PowerPoint® presentations, either as static images, or as interactive timelines, with the same functionality available as when displayed in Timeline Maker Pro presentations.

Tip: The PowerPoint add-in must be installed to access these features. If you did not install the PowerPoint add-in during your initial installation of Timeline Maker Pro, you can do so now by clicking Help > Support > Install PPT Add-in in Timeline Maker Pro.

In this article

• Inserting Interactive Timelines
• Inserting Timelines as Images
  

Inserting Interactive Timelines

To insert an interactive timeline in PowerPoint:

1. Open PowerPoint. Create a blank slide.
2. From the PowerPoint menu, select the Timeline Maker tab.
3. Click the Insert Interactive Timeline button. Select the Timeline Maker Pro file you wish to use.
4. In the Insert Interactive Timeline dialog, click the down arrow to show a list of available timeline charts from your timeline file.
5. Select the desired timeline chart and click the Insert button.
   

Note: Menu options may vary, depending on your version of PowerPoint, however functionality will remain the same through all versions.

A static image will appear in the slide, however when you run the presentation, the timeline will become interactive, with the same options and toolbar as in Timeline Maker Pro presentation mode, except Go to Timeline, Restart Show and End Show options. For more information on presentation options or the presentation toolbar, see also: Creating a Presentation, Presentation Options and Viewing Presentations.

Tip: When a timeline chart is updated in Timeline Maker Pro, PowerPoint will automatically update it in your PowerPoint slideshow. If you delete an entire timeline chart from the timeline file, you will get an error message in PowerPoint and an empty slide will be created for the missing timeline chart.

Note: In order for the timeline to be interactive in PowerPoint, Timeline Maker Pro must be installed on the computer doing the presentation. The timeline file, with all its attachments and any necessary compatible viewers for linked files, must also be present. For information on packaging a timeline file to share with another computer, see also Sharing Your Files.

Inserting Timelines as Images

To insert a static image of your timeline chart in PowerPoint:

1. Open PowerPoint. Create a blank slide.
2. From the PowerPoint menu, select the Timeline Maker tab.
3. Click the Insert Timeline as Image button. Select the Timeline Maker Pro file you wish to use.
4. In the Insert Timeline dialog, click the down arrow to show a list of available timeline charts from your timeline file.
5. Select the desired timeline chart and click the Insert button.
   

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