Create PowerPoint Timelines: 4 Different "How-To" Techniques

[@karenrowe4872]

This was great thank you!

[@PowerUpTraining]

Karen, glad it was helpful! Good luck on your continued PowerPoint journey.

[@oliverlegendary5024]

Thanks!

[@PowerUpTraining]

Glad I could help. Here is to your future presentation successes!

[@lenahandamarkussen2711]

Nice! I managed to do this with hours and minutes - but it was challange for sure. Thanks a lot Anyway - this vas wery helpful :)

[@PowerUpTraining]

@Lena Handå Markussen , what a fascinating twist going down to that level of details. Very creative use of bending PowerPoint to your will!

[@miriamnovoa2849]

Could you do a tutorial how to separate the plan in two pages please

[@PowerUpTraining]

Miriam, can you explain more about what you want to see? Such as a high level overview and then separate pages with more focused details? Or multiple pages covering different time periods? Or something else?

[@PearPlayz.]

when i do it it gives a massive scale even though i followed ur steps (number three) would windows 11 effect this?

[@PowerUpTraining]

What is the range of time? Can you share just the set of the data for dates? How many data points and are they evenly distributed between dates or are they some extreme gaps?

[@PearPlayz.]

16 points from 1600 to 1947

[@PowerUpTraining]

I am going to guess that there may be some BIG gaps between some data points and several items bunch together (I am speculating here). As an extreme example, imagine looking a map of the United States and 16 cities: One being Los Angeles and a the rest in Pennsylvania and New York State. It will look weird with the big gap and then the bunching . . . is that what is happening to your data? And if you want to discuss even more, drop me a note on the Power Up Contact Page at www.power-up.training/contact/

[@PearPlayz.]

Basically

[@PowerUpTraining]

@Pear Playz, you might consider breaking this into two timelines. The second one would be zoomed in where most of the action is happening and the 1st one an overview. Simplest way is to duplicate the overview slide with everything and then just take out the extreme end dates. That way you won't have to recreate the timeline.

[@Mel-mf7vh]

this didnt work for me

[@PowerUpTraining]

Mel, which of the four methods did not work and what version of PowerPoint are you using?

[@黃紹閔]

trainsition to smartart function in mac office sucks!

[@PowerUpTraining]

Is there something specifically "broken" or more "sucky?" I have both Windows and Mac on my office desk and I can confirm or provide a possible work around.