How to Make a Timeline in Google Docs

This video shows you how to create a timeline in Google Docs. The timeline illustrated shows a project cycle timeline, but the same principles could be just as easily used to draw a historical timeline in Google Docs or a timeline for any subject matter really.

1. First, change your Google Doc to Landscape Orientation
2. Then use the drawing canvas by insert 'drawing' into doc.
3. Use the drawing arrow tool to dray the timeline horizontally.
4. Use the drawing text box tool to create time stage labels
5. Copy and past them along the timeline to preserve the same style.
6. Use the line tool to draw the time stages and the text box tool to label the time stages.
7. Move some time stages below the timeline to balance the timeline.
8. Insert a picture into drawing area to enhance the time descriptions if you wish
9. Make sure the snap-to guides are turned on to make placing of objects easier in terms of alignment and balance
10. Save the drawing and then double click it to go back in and re-edit it.

[zullygarcia]

I was soo intimidated to make a time line on a computer my homework was due yesterday..now i saw this video and its so easy..thank you for your time!

[Phantom]

Thank you so much, I had to make a timeline for my NHD project and was about to start panicking because I had no idea what to do and then I saw this video and it really helped. Thank you!

[daniellebertrand]

Perfect, so simple. Thank you!! Greatly appreciated-one more tech tool in my student's toolbox.

[deneenjackson]

This simplified my work. You explain everything very well. Thank you.

[pennywinter]

O.M.G

Thank you SO much, this helped me A


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[thermos]

Thanks for the great video, well done, easy to follow. Google is a great workspace to use.

[a_dubpltweng]

THANK YOU for creating this brief tutorial for your directions were direct and clear for me to complete first round with no problems. :-)

[AidanRama]

Who else is here because their teacher told them

[furrv]

Thank you very much, this is a very helpful video!

[Justmeandi]

Bro u saved my life from getting trouble in school cuz I need to do this

[audraeden]

Happy to subscribe. Excellent, fast moving, informational...and useful.

[ramisara]

I did it thank you! i had a project and it went well!

[tmpatklk]

Thanks for sharing. Another option - click Insert "Diagram" and select one of the timelines.

[rubiyakadir]

You know when u press insert and then drawing on my tablet it doesn't say drawing in their

[sam_jumpingblock]

Ok I need help how do I expand the thing which we construct the time line on

[caedanlowry]

How do you overlap things while using the drawing tool?

[QuayQuiet]

I had my worked done so i turned my computer off. Knowing that everything will save but when i come back its nothing but a blank page

[denisebrooks]

Is there any way to expand the timeline?

[patchesix]

how is it that we live in this level of technological progress but dont have the ability to select groups of data and automatically plot them on a line.

[crystalistrash]

How do you copy the arrow onto the other end I can't there isn't a button at the top for me