Excel Timeline Template

2005 Vertex42 LLC

Title:
Year
1706
1718
1724
1728
1732
1737
1751
1752
1769
1776
1778
1782
1783
1787
1790

Events in

1700

1710

Events in the Life of Benjamin Franklin

Born in BostonEvent
(1/17/1706)

Height
10
-20
Apprentices at Printing Shop
-10
Moves to London
25
Opens Printing office in PA
15
Poor Richard: An Almanack
8
Appointed Postmaster of Phil. PA
-20
Book on Electricity Published in London
-10
Famous Kite Experiment
25
Elected Pres. of Amer. Phil. Society
-30
Declaration of Independence
-22
Treaty of Alliance with France
-15
Treaty of Peace with Great Britain
18
Sees Montgolfier Brothers 1st to Fly in Balloon
10
Delegate to Constitutional Convention
5
Dies in Phil. PA (4/17/1790)
10
-20
the Life of Benjamin Franklin
-10
25
4
9
15
8
5
-20
6
-10
25
-30
1720
1730
1740
1750
1760
1770
1780
-22
3
8
-15
18
10
2
7
11
5

Axis

[42]

10

13

1706

Label
Born
in Boston
(1/17/1706)

1718

Apprentices

1724

Moves to Lo

1728

Opens Printi

1732

Poor Richar

1737

Appointed Po

1751

Book on Elec

1752

Famous Kite

1769

Elected Pres.

1776

Declaration

1778

Treaty of Al

1782

Treaty of Pe

1783

Sees Montgol

1787

Delegate to

1790

Dies in Phil

14

0
0

0
1790
0
12

15

0
1800

0
0

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Instructions
1. Do not insert or remove entire rows (This will mess up
the labeling order in the chart).
2. Edit the yellow cells. You can copy and paste, delete,
insert, and sort, as long as you do not insert or delete
entire rows.
To change the x-axis scale
1. Right-click on the x-axis and select "Format Axis..." or
use the Chart toolbar to edit the axis properties.
2. In the Scale tab, choose specific minimum and
maximum values.
To delete an event
1. Delete the Year and Event in columns B and C,
respectively.
2. If the timeline includes 0, make the Year be a value off
the X-Axis scale.
- Or 1. Delete the year and event.
2. Move all the other events up.
3. Modify the data series so that the last events in the
column are not included in the graph.

1800

To add an event
1. Do not insert a row. Just copy the last row of the table
down as many rows as you need.
2. Modify the data series to include the additional rows.
3. Edit each new data point label, referencing the correct
cell in column G. This is done by clicking on the data
points in the chart. Then click on the specific data label
that you want to edit (this should highlight just the single
data point). Then, with the data point selected, type "="
then select the cell containing the Label (in column G).
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Project Timeline Template

2005-2009 Vertex42 LLC

Title: Project Timeline

Date
Task
1/3/2009 Project Proposal Due
1/10/2009 Project Funding Granted
1/10/2009 1. Main Task
1/10/2009 1.1 Subtask
2/9/2009 1.2 Subtask
3/1/2009 1.3 Subtask
1/30/2009 2. Main Task
1/30/2009 2.1 Subtask
3/1/2009 2.2 Subtask
3/31/2009 2.3 Subtask
Project Timeline
3/31/2009 3. Main Task
1 3/31/2009 3.1 Subtask
4/30/2009 3.2 Subtask
2 5/30/2009 3.3 Subtask
11
4/20/2009 4. Main Task
12
3 4/20/2009 4.1 Subtask
4 5/20/2009 4.2 Subtask
6/19/2009 4.3 Subtask
5
6/19/2009 5. Main Task
6/19/2009 5.1 Subtask
6
7/19/2009 5.2 Subtask
8/18/2009 5.3 Subtask
7/9/2009 6. Main Task
39814
39844.5
39875
39905.5
7/9/2009 6.1 Subtask
8/8/2009 6.2 Subtask
9/7/2009 6.3 Subtask

Days

75

68

100

100
13

80
14

39936

39966.5

7
15
8

16
9

Height
Axis
Label
45
39816
Project Proposal Due
37
39823
Project Funding Granted
27
39823
1. Main Task
23
39823
1.1 Subtask
17
39853
1.2 Subtask
10
39873
1.3 Subtask
-20
39843
2. Main Task
-30
39843
2.1 Subtask
-35
39873
2.2 Subtask
-40
39903
2.3 Subtask
35
39903
3. Main Task
30
39903
3.1 Subtask
23
39933
3.2 Subtask
10
39963
3.3 Subtask
-25
39923
4. Main Task
-30
39923
4.1 Subtask
19
-35
39953
4.2 Subtask
20
-40
39983
4.3 Subtask
25
39983
5. Main Task
21
20
39983
5.122
Subtask
15
40013
5.2 Subtask
10
40043
5.3 Subtask
-10
40003
6. Main Task
39997
40027.5
40058
-15
40003
6.1 Subtask
-20 23 40033 6.2 Subtask
-25 24 40063 6.3 Subtask
20
0
0
25
10
0
0
26
-20
0
0
-10
0
0

17
10

18

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Instructions
Project Proposal Due
Project Funding Granted
1. Main Task
1.1 Subtask
1.2 Subtask
1.3 Subtask
2. Main Task
2.1 Subtask
2.2 Subtask
2.3 Subtask
3. Main Task
3.1 Subtask
3.2 Subtask
3.3 Subtask
4. Main Task
4.1 Subtask
4.2 Subtask
4.3 Subtask
5. Main Task
5.122
Subtask
5.2 Subtask
5.3 Subtask
6. Main Task
40058
6.1 Subtask
6.2 Subtask
6.3 Subtask

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1. Do not insert or remove entire rows (This will mess up

the labeling order in the chart).
2. Edit the yellow cells. You can copy and paste, delete,
insert, and sort, as long as you do not insert or delete
entire rows.
To change the x-axis scale
1. Right-click on the x-axis and select "Format Axis..." or
use the Chart toolbar to edit the axis properties.
2. In the Scale tab, choose specific minimum and
maximum values. You can enter a date as "1/1/2009" and
it will automatically convert to the date serial number.
To delete a Task
Delete the Date and Task in columns B and C,
respectively.
To add a Task
1. Do not insert a row. Just copy the last row of the table
down as many rows as you need.
2. Modify the data series to include the additional rows.
3. Edit each new data point label, referencing the correct
cell in column G. This is done by clicking on the data
points in the chart. Then click on the specific data label
that you want to edit (this should highlight just the single
data point). Then, with the data point selected, type "="
then select the cell containing the Label (in column G).
Moving Labels
You may need to move the labels around to get
everything positioned just right, especially if you include
duration lines.
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