Timeline Slide Template l Beautiful.ai

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A timeline is a visual representation marking all major events over a period of time. Timeline slides have many versatile uses—everything from project plans, to status updates, to “next steps” can be communicated using a timeline. They are most often used for business purposes, but can also be useful for better illustrating scientific and other highly technical processes.

Timeline slides help us to conceptualize past, present and future events. If you want to give your audience confidence that a plan or a process has been thoroughly vetted and is well-articulated, a timeline is very effective.

More great uses for a timeline include:

Keeping teams up to speed on project deadlines
Arrange nonlinear events in chronological order
Reflect historical data visually

Pro Tips for Timeline slides

Here are some things to remember when developing your timeline slide:

Be efficient with space

Timeline projects often space multiple data points on a single line. This requires thought organization and perfect content placement. If thoughts overlap, your audience won’t be able to distinguish them from one another.

Use timeline slides for projects with a history

Timelines are meant to depict an order of events. Projects which are brand new, or information without precedent or background, don’t yet require a timeline.

Explore different types of timelines

There are multiple types of timelines, such as horizontal, vertical, interactive, and chronological. The one you choose depends on what you’re trying to express to your audience.

Organize your timeline with spans

Group milestones into time periods, phases of a project or steps in a process. Spans help guide your audience through each stage of your timeline journey—beginning, middle and end.

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ADD MILESTONES EASILY AND REARRANGE THEM

No more copying, pasting, and shifting items each time you need to add a new one. You can even reorder your timeline items easily, with a simple click and drag to reposition.

Add Icons Easily

Choose from our library of hundreds of free icons and we’ll add them to your slide—instantly. No need to worry about formatting, either; we’ll do it for you.