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Event Start & End

The Start and End values are used to set the position of the Events onto the timeline axis.
Each Event must have a Start value but End values are optional.

If you can't create an Event within the time range of your choice the time units maybe wrong.
Change the Properties of your timeline.

 

How to entry Start & End values.
Use the New Event button to display the Edit Event box
Add a value into the Start and End fields and click OK.

 

Date Picker - Modern Calendar style dates - DD/MM/YYY


 

 

 

Manually edited values  - Years and Months, Days & Hours etc

 



 Example

·    For a point in time just enter a date into the start box.
·    For a period of time enter a date into both start and end boxes.
·    For BC dates use minus number e.g -52 would give 52 BC
·    For AD dates just add number e.g 450 would be 450
·    For fully calendar dates select the 'Calendar dates' category from Set tab, time units

A point in time will be display as a dot or icon (icon generated by Group).
A period of time will be displayed as a bar (colour of bar generated by Group).

Event Name                        Start               End
Romans in Britain                  -52                  450
Foundation of York                71