Office Timeline Tips

Step 1:  Click on the timeline object you want to manually change In this example, we will manually change a date. Select the date you and manually type in the change you want to make.   This can be a date change, or formatting changes you would like to make to any object. Step 2: Click Accept Manual Changes From the office Timeline Ribbon in PowerPoint … [Read more...] about Timeline Maker Quick Tip #9: How to save manual changes

Step 1: Open the Task Pane from the button on the Office Timeline ribbon With the Task Pane open, click any object on your slide to surface the custom controls for that particular object. Any customizations you make will make will only be applied to that object. Step 2: Formatting Milestones Click on a Milestone marker to change is shape, size and color. … [Read more...] about Timeline Maker Quick Tip #8: Use Task Pane to customize anything

Step 1: From the Office Timeline ribbon click the Style button and select Scale On Style Wizard’s Scale window, you will see the Language drop-down menu. Notice, when you roll your mouse over Language a red circle will appear over the first date on your time band. This lets you know that you can customize the date format. Step 2: Choose the new language and click … [Read more...] about Timeline Maker Quick Tip #7: Customize the language of your dates

Step 1: Open the task wizard and select your task Bring your cursor to the left of the task you want to re-sort. Placing it over the up/down arrow in the far left column will change your cursor into a hand icon. Click to grab the task you want to move. Step 2: Drag and drop the task row into a new position As you drag the row up or down, a red guideline indicates … [Read more...] about Timeline Maker Quick Tip #6: Sorting Task Order

Step 1:  Change the thickness of your task bands Adjusting the size of your taskBands will create more space on the slide.  To change the thickness of all of task at one time, click the Style button on the Office Timeline ribbon, and go to the Tasks tab.  If you prefer to adjust them individually, select the desired task band and click the Task Pane button on the ribbon. … [Read more...] about Quick Tip #4: Fit More Tasks