Work in the Timeline Tab
Timelines are usually displayed in their own zone in a Timeline tab.
- Click Timeline (
) in the Library. The timeline opens centered on Israel around the time of King David. - The Timeline can also be opened via the toolbar, if you added the Timeline button (
) to it.
The displayed timeline is composed of a layer of items (such as people, events, and writings) over a background layer of geographic regions and political periods. The pop-up menus at the top are used to change the current layers.
The Timeline is supplied with a number of pre-defined layers. The default settings when a new tab is opened are supplied with the Timeline, but you can change them at any time.
Various display options are available and can be set individually for the current timeline tab:
- Set Time Display dialog box (Display>Set Time Display or
+ - Timeline Layers area of the Preferences dialog box, to set defaults for future timeline tabs (Accordance>Preferences or +
The Timeline tab is shown below with a brief description of its components.
| No. | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Region Layer Pop-up Menu | Displays the currently displayed Region Layer(s); used to select a different Region Layer |
| 2 | Item Layer Pop-up Menu | Displays the currently displayed Item Layer(s); used to select a different Item Layer |
| 3 | Zoom Buttons |
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| 4 | Date Pop-up Menu | Displays the date scheme applied to the displayed timeline; available options are Critical or Conservative |
| 5 | Recycle Button | Turns blue when the Timeline is recyclable |
| 6 | Class Legends | Legend to classes displayed in the Timeline area |
| 7 | Time Scale | Displays the timescale for the Timeline area |
| 8 | Region Labels | Displays the name of the region to which that part of the Timeline area applies |
| 9 | Timeline Area | Displays the Timeline itself |
| 10 | Archeological Periods | Displays the archeological period to which that part of the Timeline area applies |
| 11 | Scroll bars | Used to scroll up, down, right, and left through the Timeline area |
| 12 | Instant Details | Displays the Instant Details for the selected item in the Timeline |
| 13 | Hide Interface | Hide the Zoom and Find buttons, and the Class Legends |
| 14 | Details for Selected Item | Displays the details for the item selected in the Timeline area |
| 15 | Find Button |
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| 16 | Report button | Opens a detailed report for the timespan of the selected item. |
) or (
) out of the Timeline area
)