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Excel Timeline Template

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Add Event Boxes to the Timeline
Excel Free Timeline Template

Excel Free Timeline Template

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Add Event Boxes to the Timeline

To add more event boxes:

  1. Move the mouse pointer around the edge of an existing event box until the pointer changes into a 4-headed arrow (see image in the preceding step for an example).

  2. With the 4-headed arrow present, right click on the box to open the context menu.

  3. Choose Copy from the list of options.

  4. Right click on the background of the the timeline to re-open the context menu.

  5. Choose Paste from the list of options.

  6. A duplicate of the copied box should appear on the timeline.

  7. Use the other steps listed in this tutorial to move the new box and to change the text.

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