How to Create a Free Timeline Online
A timeline is a graph that shows a sequence of chronological events. Making a timeline for a classroom is a great way to allow students to see exactly when events occurred in history. Students can use a timeline for study sessions, too. Scientific uses for timelines are aimed at noting trends in history. Timelines are also come in handy for other uses, such as marking the amount of donations for a fundraiser. You can make your own customized timeline on the Internet in just a few minutes.
Instructions
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Visit the website free-timeline.com to start making your free timeline.
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Sign up for a free account by clicking on the button that says "Sign Up." Type in a user name and password of your choice.
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Click on "Add event" on the left side of the timeline that runs across the screen.
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Type in the proper information under "Label," followed by "Start Date" and "End Date." For example, a "Label" might read "World War II." You would thus enter "9/1/1939" in the "Start Date" and "4/29/1945" in the "End Date." This is all the information you need for the first event you want to show up on the timeline.
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Click the "Save" button, which is located on the top middle portion of the timeline. You can also erase the information by clicking on "Clear."
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Add another event for your timeline by repeating steps three through five.
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Increase or decrease the size of your timeline by clicking on the buttons that say "Bigger" or "Smaller."
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Click the button on your timeline that says "Share Account," which allows you to post it on a website. Click the link that says "Click here to view instructions" located at near the top of the page. Copy the code that it generates. It will look something like this:
<iframe src="http://www.free-timeline.com/username-timeline.jsp?embed&w=700" width="700" height="100%" overflow="hidden" ></iframe>.
Embed your timeline on your personal website by pasting the HTML code onto your website wherever you want it to show up.
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You can also use Office Timeline 2010, a free schedule and timeline maker, if you have Microsoft PowerPoint.
