Timeline Overview

Relevant to: faculty and staff

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Introduction

The Timeline element is a great way to visually organize information, such as events over time, steps in a process, or items in a sequence. It’s also a helpful format for showing two sides of a conversation or dialogue.

Insert a Timeline

1. Create a new Web Page.


2. Select the Creator+ Authoring Tools, then select Insert Element.


3. Select Timeline.


4. Select one of the Format Options to indicate if you want the timeline to have left‑aligned or alternating entries.


5. Enter the first Timeline Panel Title and Timeline Panel Text.


6. To add an image, select the Insert Image icon in the toolbar. Insert the image before the text in the content area.


7. If you need/want more timeline panels, select Add Timeline Panel Item. Then select Preview at the bottom of the screen.


8. Select Insert to add the Timeline elements to your webpage.


9. Select Save and Close to save the timeline on your webpage.


10. The Timeline element is added to your content.

Edit a Timeline

1. Navigate to the webpage that has a Timeline and select Edit HTML (Web Page) from the drop‑down menu on right of the title.


2. Once the editing window opens, click on the Timeline itself to open the Edit Panel, then select the pencil icon.


3. Make your changes to the Timeline Panel Title or Text, then select Preview to review your changes.


4. In the Preview window, select Insert once you have confirmed your revisions are correct.


5. Back in the editing window, select Save and Close at the bottom of the screen to complete your revisions.



 
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