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TimeLiner 5.0 ©

TimeLiner 5.0 ©
To Create a Time Line:
Start/Programs/TimeLiner
Click the New Time Line button
Choose Time Line Type. The types available
are:
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Standard: Standard time lines are the
typical chronological time lines. A few
examples of Standard time lines are: A Family
History, Famous African-American Authors,
Egyptian and Greek History, The Civil War,
The Cold War, Vietnam, and The Presidents.
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The time of the event entered can be as
general as 1500 or as specific as 4:32 AM,
March 5, 1957.
Yearly/Monthly: Yearly/Monthly time lines,
such as a school year, are not anchored to any
particular year. They can be a year long, or a
month long.
Weekly: Weekly time lines, such as a weekly
schedule, are not set in any particular week. These time lines can show what occurs
regularly on certain days of the week.
Daily: Daily time lines, such as a class schedule, are not set on any particular day.
These time lines can show what occurs regularly at certain times of the day.
Geologic: Events in a Geologic time line can range from 100 billion years ago to zero
(the present). Dates can be entered in different forms including: 1 million; 1,000,000;
and 1 MYA (Million Years Ago). In a Geologic time line you can also prefix a year with a
plus sign to indicate “in the future.”
Custom: Custom time lines present non-time-based data such as temperature, distance,
or percent. Custom time lines can have any label you choose to represent the units on
the bottom axis. Some examples are: degrees, m.p.h., kilometers, and $. Choose Units in
the Format menu to change the label of a Custom time line.
Putting the diameters of the planets and the sun in a Banner time line would be a good
example of a Custom time line. This is a great way to show how big the planets are
relative to each other and compared to the sun (which would be many, many, many
pages towards the end of the banner). Custom time lines are great for showing
concrete examples of information that can be quite abstract.
Click OK.
Data View opens and allows you to enter information. The Data View shows all of
your data at all times, even if some events are hidden in other views. This is the
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place to go for a “bird’s-eye view” of all of your time line information.
The When column shows the date of
an event. Some events may have a
starting date and an ending date. To
show both dates, simply choose Use
Event Range in the Format menu. The
When column will become the Start
column, and an End column will be
added.
Press Tab.
The What column is where you enter
the information for an event.
Press Enter to get another blank line. You can now type a new date and event.
To View a Time Line:
There are five different views in TimeLiner— Data, Banner, Compact, List, and Slideshow.
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1. Data View shows all of your data at all times, even if some events are hidden in
other views. This is the place to go for a “bird’s-eye view” of all of your time line
information. There are as many as four columns in the Data View: Start, End (if
you are using Event Range), What, and Category (if you have added any).
Category: Identify events by themes. You can add as many categories as
you want to a time line.
2. Banner View lets you quickly and easily create and print banner time lines
containing all kinds of pictures, events, colors, flags, etc. that can be up to 100
pages long!
3. Compact View lets you create, view, and print time lines that range from one page
to a multi-page poster. Single-page time lines are great for worksheets, tests,
newsletters, papers, lesson plans, etc. Poster time lines are great for bulletin
boards, as visuals for reports and presentations, and for displays in hallway,
classroom, auditorium, and home! Events in the Compact View are represented as
points in time or ranges rather than flags, as in the Banner View.
If you enter an event with a start date only, that event will be represented by an arrow.
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If you enter an event with a start and end date it will be represented by a bar.
4. List View allows you to create a vertical list of the events in your time line. As
with the Banner and Compact Views, you can change the font, size, style, and color
of any event in the list. You can also hide events in the list.
5. Slideshow View allows you to create a slideshow of your time line in which every
event becomes a slide. This view is most useful if you have attached media
elements to your events.
To switch between views, simply click the little icons near the top left of the screen.
When you enter data it is entered automatically into all five views.
To Change the View of a Banner Time Line:
Banner time lines can be viewed in three sizes: 100%, 50%, and 25%. To change view size,
1. Click the icons in the lower left corner of the screen. Or
a. The left button zooms in, and
b. The right button zooms out.
2. Choose Zoom In and Zoom Out from the View menu.
The Clock Tools:
The main tools you will use in each view are located on the clock on the left
side of the screen. The clock also indicates the present time of day. Additional features
are located in the format bar along the top of the screen and in the menu bar. The
Banner View tools are:
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New Event—click button to add a new event.
Delete—removes an event permanently. Click on the event you want to
remove, then click the Delete button.
Edit—click on the event then click on the Edit button. Make changes and
then click OK.
Graphic—click to select a graphic or picture from the gallery.
Label—add a title by clicking on the Label button, type in text and then
click the OK button.
Expand—increase the width of the time line.
Compress—decrease the width of the time line.
Merge—merge another saved time line into the current time line. Click
the Merge button and then select the desired file to merge.
Print—click to print the current view of the time line.
Customize Event Font, Color and Style:
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1. A Single Event
Click on the event, click Edit on the menu bar and click Choose Event Font
(Ctrl + F) OR click the Change Font button.
Change the Font, Font Style, Size, Effects and Color in the Font dialog box.
Click the OK button.
2. All Events
Click Edit on the menu bar and click Select All Events (Ctrl + A).
Click Edit on the menu bar, click Choose Event Font.
Note: If events have been categorized you cannot change the Font, Font Style, Size or Color using the
Select All Events option.
3. Multiple Events Not Next to Each Other or in a Category
Hold the Ctrl key down while you select the events you wish to customize
Click the Change Font button
4. Contiguous Events
Click the first event, hold the Shift key down and click the last event in the
group.
Click the Change Font button.
Font Dialog Box
Change
Font
Button
Customize Styles:
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In the Banner, Compact, and List Views, event styles can be modified.
In the Banner View, Choose Style will allow you to choose the style of your flags.
1. For a single event
Select the event flag, click Edit on the menu bar, and then click
Choose Style (Ctrl + Y), OR click the Edit Flag Style button. The
Flag Style dialog box opens.
Edit Flag
Make changes to flag shape, text color, flag outline color and flag fill
Style
color.
Button
To change font, font style and size click on the
Flag Style Dialog Box
Choose Font button.
Click OK.
2. All events
Select Edit on the menu bar, click Select All
Events, then click Choose Style (Ctrl + Y), OR
click the Edit Flag Style button. The Flag Style
dialog box opens.
Make changes to flag shape, text color, flag
outline color and flag fill color.
To change font, font style and size click on the Choose Font button.
Note: If events have been categorized you cannot make changes using the Select All Events option without the
change affecting all of a category.
3. Multiple Events Not Next to Each Other or in a Category
Hold the Ctrl key down while you select the events you wish to customize
Click the Edit Flag Style button. Make changes to flag shape, text color, flag
4. Contiguous Events
Click the first event, hold the Shift key down and click the last event in the
group.
Click the Edit Flag Style button. Make changes to flag shape, text color, flag
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In the Compact View, you may choose the style of the event range bar or event
arrowhead.
To select a single event, click on
the event.
To select all events, click on the
first event, click Edit on the menu
bar and click on Select All Events.
To select multiple events not next
to each other, click the first event,
hold the Ctrl key then select all
other events.
To select contiguous events, click the first event, click the
Shift key then click the last event.
Edit Bar
Click Edit on the menu bar then click Choose Style OR click
Style Button
the Edit Bar Style button. The Style dialog box opens.
Make changes to Text Color, Outline Color,
Fill Color or click the Choose Font button to
make font changes.
Click OK.
Note: If events have been categorized changes will
affect all events in the category. All changes made are
displayed in Compact View only.
In the List View you may choose the style of your bullets.
To select a single event, click on the
event.
To select all events, click on the first
event, click Edit on the menu bar and
click on Select All Events.
To select multiple events not next to
each other, click the first event, hold
the Ctrl key then select all other
events.
To select contiguous events, click the
first event, click the Shift key then click the last event.
Click Edit on the menu bar then click Choose Style OR click the
Edit Symbol Style button. The Bullet Style dialog box opens.
Edit Symbol
Style Button
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Click on a new symbol.
Click OK.
Note: If events have been categorized changes will affect all events in the
category. All changes made are displayed in List View only.
To Hide and Include an Event Without Deleting It:
The Hide and Include features appear in the Banner, Compact, and List Views. You can
hide events in a particular view without deleting the events from other views. If, for
example, you have an event that you want to show in the Compact View, but you do not
want it to show or print in the Banner View:
Click the Banner View button.
Click on the event to hide.
Click Format on the menu bar, select Hide Event.
This event will now be invisible and will not print from within this view. Events
can be hidden independently in different views. Events are hidden and included
independently in each view except the Data View which displays all events in a time line,
whether they’re hidden in different views or not.
To Add a Title or Text Box to a Time Line:
Editable text boxes can be added to your current view. These text boxes can be used to
create titles as well as comment boxes next to events and graphics. Labels can be
resized, edited, and moved.
To add a title or comment, click Label
on the clock. In the dialog box
that pops up type a title for your time line and click OK.
To move a text box, simply click it, hold the
mouse down, and drag it anywhere you want. If
you place a text box above a date, it gets
anchored to that date, so if you expand or
compress your time line the text boxes
automatically move with their dates.
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Change the font, font style, or font color by selecting the title or text box.
Click Edit on the menu bar, select Choose Label Font (Ctrl + F) OR click on the
Change Fonts button.
Make your selections in the dialog box and then click OK.
To Add a Note to the Time Line:
Select an event.
Click the Edit button on the clock. The Edit
Event dialog box appears.
Click the Notes tab.
Type in the desired information to display in
slideshow view or view as links to events in
all other views.
Click OK.
To Add a Graphic to Print with the Time Line:
Click Add on the menu bar and then New Graphic. Click the Graphic
button on the clock. The Add Graphic dialog box appears.
Click a theme, such as AfricanAmericans. Previews of graphics
appear on the right.
Select a graphic and click OK.
To move this graphic, simply click it,
hold the mouse down, and drag it
anywhere you want. You can also resize
your graphic by dragging one of its
corners.
To delete a graphic, select the graphic
and press the Delete or Backspace key.
To Add a Picture or Movie to an Event:
You can attach either a picture or a movie (but not both) to any event in your time line.
These pictures or movies can be viewed as links to events in all views except the
Slideshow View, where they will be part of the slide. Pictures or movies that you add in
the Edit Event dialog box will not print with your time line. To add a picture to print with
your time line click Graphic on the main screen (directions above).
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Select the event.
Click the Edit button on the clock. Click
on the Picture or Movie tab.
Click the Import button. The Add
Graphic dialog box will appear.
Click the desired picture; then click OK.
The picture will appear in the Picture or
Movie dialog box. Click OK.
To Add a Sound to an Event:
You can add a sound the same way you added a picture, or you can record your own sound
within the program.
Click the event, then click Edit on the clock.
Click the Sound tab. You will see the following
dialog box:
Click the Import button. The Choose a Sound File
option box opens with a list of sound files
available.
Select a file and click OK. You will see a sound
controller that indicates a sound has been added.
Click the Play button to preview your sound.
Sounds can be played as links to events in all
views except the Data View.
To record your own sound click the Record
button and the Record panel appears. Click
Record and start speaking. Click Stop when you
are finished. Click Play to hear your recording.
Your recording will be saved with this event on
your time line. The maximum time of sound you
can record is three minutes
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To Add a Web Link to an Event:
You can attach an Internet link to any event. This allows you to click on events in your
time line and go to a Web site.
Click the event, then click Edit on the clock.
Click the Web Link tab. By default Web
Link text box starts with http:// which is a
common prefix for Web addresses.
Type in the URL of the web site.
Click Try It to test your link.
Click OK.
In Banner View, a + indicates a media link attached.
To Customize a Time Scale:
The time scale is the bottom axis of a Banner time line or the top of a Compact time line.
You can change the color, size, font, and style of the time scale.
Click the time scale to highlight it. Then click the Edit Time Scale
the top of the screen. The Time Scale Style dialog box appears.
You can adjust the thickness and color of the
time scale. Click the Choose Font button to
change the font of the text on your time
scale.
Click OK.
button at
To Format the Time Scale Date:
Click Format on the menu bar, then click
Date Format. The Date Format dialog box
opens.
As you make changes in the Date Format
dialog box, you will see those changes
reflected in a sample text line at the
bottom right of the box.
Date Format also controls how the date
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will appear in an event when you choose Add Date to Text (also in the Format
menu).
To deactivate a selection or choose a selection, click the check box next to a
selection.
Click OK.
To Change the Time Line Orientation:
Click File on the menu bar, select Banner Page Setup or
the page setup for the view that you are in.
Select the radial button for Portrait or Landscape.
Click OK.
To Merge Two Time Lines:
First open one of the time lines you wish to merge.
Click the Merge
button on the clock.
Find your second time line and open it. If you
have not assigned categories to events in your
first time line, a message appears asking you if
you want to assign a category to all events.
This will make it easier to distinguish events in
the new time line, especially if you give the
category a unique color or font.
Click the Open button. The data from these
two time lines will now be merged in a new,
untitled time line which you can save.
Merged time lines keep their original fonts, sizes, colors, and styles. This allows you to
create great time lines that show relationships and comparisons between different types
and sets of information.
Two or more themes can be presented in one time line using different colors or fonts to
highlight differences for easy cross-comparisons. Merged time lines can help make
historical events important to students by putting them in meaningful contexts.
Note: Only time lines of the same type can be merged—Standard time lines with
Standard time lines, Geologic with Geologic, etc.
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Set Preferences:
To change TimeLiner’s preferences, choose Preferences
from the Edit menu. This dialog box will open.
Sound: To toggle sounds on or off, click the check
box. Sound is on if checkbox is checked.
Date: TimeLiner uses BC and AD as the date
format. Checking the “Use BCE/CE for new time
lines” box changes TimeLiner's preference to show
BCE (Before the Common Era) and CE (Common Era)
for every new time line you create.
Time: TimeLiner uses a 12-hour clock to refer to time of day. This means that it
shows AM and PM. Checking the box “Use 24-hour time for new time lines” changes
TimeLiner's preference to show 24-hour, or Military time.
Graphic: Graphics can be large in file size and can make your time line's file size
very large. Linking Graphics allows you to keep the file size of your time line small
by not combining the graphic directly with your TimeLiner file. Instead, the
graphic will be saved as a link. This means the graphic itself will be located in its
Graphics Library folder, but always appear in your time line.
Linked graphics will not appear in the time line if the Graphics Library is located on
another computer, or if the graphic has been removed from the Graphics Library.
Graphics that are not linked will always appear in your time line.
There are four Linking Graphics preferences located in the drop-down box.
Always Link Graphics--This preference links every graphic, no matter how small, to
keep your TimeLiner file size as small as possible.
Link Graphics over 100 K--This preference allows smaller graphics, under 100 K in
size, to be part of your TimeLiner file. Graphics over 100 K become links.
Link Graphics over 1 MB--This preference allows any graphic under 1 megabyte to
become part of your TimeLiner file, but graphics over 1 megabyte to become links.
Never Link Graphics--This preference will not allow TimeLiner to link graphics, and
therefore, all of your graphics will be part of your time line file.
To Save a Time Line:
Click File on the menu bar, then select
Save OR Save As… (if saving for the
first time or renaming an existing time
line).
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Select the Save in: location, type a File name: for the time line and choose a
Save as type:. If you create time lines that you want students to open and
modify, you might want to save them as TimeLiner Stationery. Then students will
always open a copy of the time line and the original will remain unchanged.
Click Save.
To Print a Time Line:
Click to preview additional pages of time line.
Select the desired view to print.
Go to File on the menu bar and click Print.
The Print Preview box opens
The Print Preview includes check boxes
that let you print a border around your
time line, print the media link icons to
represent media attachments, and print
crop marks to make it easier to cut and
tape multiple pages together.
Click Print to print your time line.
Slideshow View
The Slideshow View allows you to create a slideshow of your time line in which every
event becomes a slide. The Slideshow View is most useful if you have attached media
elements to your events.
Click the Slideshow View
Slideshow View.
icon at the top of the screen to switch to the
Setup Slideshow
Background
Click the Background pull-down menu
and move your mouse to select a color
or pattern. The default background
color is beige.
The selected background appears in
place of the default color.
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Auto-Play Sounds and Movies
Check this box if you want sound and movies to play automatically when a slide is
displayed.
Auto-Advance
Check this box and then type a number to set the amount of time that each slide
will display.
Only Show Events with Media Attachments
Check this box to show only slides with media attachments such as sounds,
pictures, movies, notes, or Web links.
Loop
Check this box to cycle through the slides again and again without returning to the
Slideshow Setup screen.
Press the ESC key to exit the slideshow.
To View a Slideshow:
Click the Slideshow View
icon at the top of the screen to switch to the
Slideshow View.
Click Run Slideshow button.
Press ESC to end the slideshow.
Printing a Slideshow
To print a slideshow, choose Print from the File menu from the Slideshow Setup
screen.
Each slide will print on one page. These printouts can help you prepare for a
slideshow presentation. This is also the only way to print notes that are attached
to events.
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