Timeline

For other uses, see Timeline (disambiguation).

Timeline of the expansion of the universe with the inflationary epoch represented as the dramatic expansion of the metric seen on the left.
Image from WMAP press release, 2006.

A timeline is a graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events, also referred to as a chronology. It can also mean a schedule of activities, such as a timetable.

Overview

Timelines can be made by era, century, year, month, week, day and even an hour. Timelines can be made for one person, group, city, or even country. In a timeline, there are dots which represent the most important events in the life. The timelines can be drawn or digital-made. Their length can vary. Timelines can be researched too. By researching a timeline, the researcher can learn the major events happened inside the time.

It can be defined as a linear representation of the progress of an animation from the first to the last frame or a chronological outline of certain historical events and experiences. Timeline does not include the all of the events but only the events that will change at least one thing concrete or abstract. Timelines also can exclude few years for the pattern.

For example, if a timeline has a pattern of 40 years, it will not show the tenth, twentieth, thirtieth, and fiftieth. But it will show only their lines in the timeline.

Types of timeline

• Living graph
• Logarithmic timeline
  • Detailed logarithmic timeline

Timeline software=

The following software is designed for timelines:

• Smartdraw [1]
• Beedocs [2]
• TimeLiner 5.0 (Mac / PC)
• LivingTime (Mac)
• Azlance Timeline 2.0 (Mac)
• FTLCtimelines (Mac)
• SmartDraw (PC)
• Timeline Maker Basic (PC)
• Matchware OpenMind 2 (PC)
• Simile (Web)
• Please populate [3]

Family tree software also has a timeline element.

It is also possible to use word-processing software for timelines, and speradshheets are good for storing the associated database.

See also

• List of timelines

External links

• World History Database
• A Timeline of Timelines
• Timelines.info Graphical timelines of world history
• WikiTimeScale, Wiki for graphical illustration of historic events, persons and so on.
• AllofMe - Some interactive timelines.
• WikiTimeLine Extension, MediaWiki extension for dynamic (AJAX) visualisation of timelines.