Spreadsheet format
Each row represents an event on the timeline. The Timeline spreadsheet requires exact data labels. Add these to your spreadsheet's first row exactly as they are written on this table.
| Column | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Label | id | startdate | enddate | title | description | image | link | icon | importance | low_threshold | high_threshold | date_display |
| Data Type | plain text | plain text | plain text | plain text | plain text | plain text | plain text | plain text | number | number | number | plain text |
| Contents | A short, unique id for the event | Marks the start date for the event in plain text
| Marks the end date for the event in plain text | The label for the event. This will appear on the timeline. | Describes the event. This will pop up on the timeline when a user clicks the event's label. | An image URL. This adds an image link to the event. | A URL. This adds a link to the event's popup. | An image filename. This adds an icon next to the event's label on the timeline. | Represents the relative importance of the event. This determines the event's size and visibility on the timeline. | Determines the minimum zoom value at which the event is visible on the timeline. | Determines the maximum zoom value at which the event is visible on the timeline. | A variable that determines how a given day appears on the timeline. Note:
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| Optional | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Customization Options
Source of events
- Go to "Data source url" in Common Options for Graphs
Title of timeline: sets the title that displays in the header of the timeline
- Enter a title
Description: describes the data represented in the timeline
- Type in a short description
- Note that, by default, the description is only visible when a user clicks the "info" link
- Set the "Show the description?" option to "true" to have the description automatically open when your timeline loads on a page
Center date of timeline: sets the initial center of the timeline
- Enter a date
- Note that this value can vary in specificity -- from years, to minutes and seconds
Initial zoom of timeline
Minimum zoom of timeline
Maximum zoom of timeline
Image lane height
Maximum # of Popups
Show the footer?
Show zoom bar?