You can choose to assign a custom Event ID to your events in the timeline file. This custom ID can then be used for sorting purposes, both in the Timeline Data tab and in timeline charts.

To assign custom Event ID numbers to events manually:

  1. Select the Timeline Data tab.
  2. Right-click on a column and select Insert Before or Insert After. (For more information on creating columns, see Customizing the Timeline Data tab.)
  3. Select ID from the list of available columns.
    OR
    In the Home tab, View group, click the Columns button and select ID.
  4. Enter custom ID numbers for each event in this column.

Tip: you can also import data with custom Event ID numbers. When importing, please ensure that you title the field ID for mapping. For more information, see Importing Files Into Timeline Maker Pro.

To sort the data by Event ID number:

  1. Select the Timeline Data tab
  2. Click on the ID column heading. This will sort the list in ascending order. If you wish, you can click again to sort in descending order.

To sort timeline charts by Event ID number in the Bar Chart:

  1. Select the Bar Chart you wish to sort
  2. Click the Chart tab.
  3. In the Chart group, select Auto Arrange and choose to sort By ID, for All Events or By Category

To sort timeline charts by Event ID number in the Project/Gantt Chart:

  1. Select the Project/Gantt Chart you wish to sort
  2. Click the Chart tab.
  3. In the Chart group, select Auto Arrange > ID

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