How-to

View a timeline

The timeline viewer has many features that allow users to interact with events and customize their experience with the timeline.

Zoom

Zoom in or out on a time span of a timeline using the zoom slider. The events on the timeline will shift up and down and more or less will be seen on your screen based on the zoom level, which can get as granular as an exact date.
View more events by either adjusting the zoom level by clicking or tapping on the plus or minus buttons on the zoom slider or by using the up, down, left, and right arrows.

View all information associated with any event, including the short description, notes, and associated media, by clicking or tapping anywhere on it.

Select the Switch View option near the top right of the page to view your timeline in table form.
Click or tap on any event to view additional images or to edit the event. Print your timeline from this screen with or without media by selecting the Print button at the top right of the timeline.

If you are signed in to your World Book account, you can save and edit timelines.

To save timelines, click the save icon in the top right corner of the page. This will allow you to save to My Timelines or My Research.

To edit a timeline, use the edit buttons.

Users can edit the main timeline information by clicking the pencil icon next to the title.
Users can edit the title, add a description, change the main timeline image, or alter the timeline display color.
Alter the desired information then click ok.
To edit an individual event, select the event and click edit.
Alter the desired information, then click save.