Generate a Timeline Chart automatically from your schedule and create a powerful impact for your audience. These charts go way beyond the basic Excel based Timelines that you can create using XY scatter charts. Customize your charts to show:
- whether durations are shown and whether progress is displayed
- the shape and size of the markers used to show the task date above or below the timeline
- the maximum # of elements shown in the timeline
- the style of the vertical bars connecting the tasks to the timeline
- whether dates are shown in the task labels
- offset of text above or below the task marker
- the marker colour and the progress bar colour
- the colour and size of the timeline bar
- the style and weight of the task bars
- Whether the chart is displayed in 3D or 2D
Choose one of five different styles as the starting point for your Timeline:
Style 1 – with the dateline in the middle of the chart and tasks distributed above and below the dateline
Style 2 – Dateline is drawn 60% above the bottom of the chart. Milestones appear above the dateline and tasks below
Style 3 – Dateline is drawn at the top of the chart and all tasks and milestones are distributed below
Style 4 – Dateline is drawn at the bottom of the chart and all tasks and milestones are distributed above
Style 5 – Pert Chart style, showing relationships between activities. Dateline is drawn at the bottom of the chart and all tasks and milestones are distributed above.
