The Timeline application is in simple terms a large database and a time display area. Events are called from the database to be displayed on the timeline axis by a database search. The time period of the timeline axis will be set dependant on the earliest and the latest Events called.
There are 2 main ways to display the timeline.
Basic display tools
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Quick 'what you see is what you get' style search tools.
Database Searching
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Advanced searching to extract smaller sections of data or individual Events.
Displaying Timelines