Definition of a Chronology A chronology seeks to provide a clear account of all significant events in a child’s life to date, drawing upon the knowledge and information held by agencies involved with the child and family.

Creating a Timeline in Excel

1. In the “Insert” tab on the ribbon, select “Smart Art” from the “Illustrations” section.
2. In the left pane of the new window, select the “Process” option, then double-click one of the timeline options, or select an option and select “OK.”
3. Your timeline will appear on the spreadsheet.

Create a vertical timeline using a template provided by Vertex42.com. Simply edit the list of events in the data table. Format the data labels, markers, axis, and other chart elements to customize the design of the timeline.

A vertical timeline can be created in Excel using an X-Y Scatter Plot, Data Labels, and Error Bars for the leader lines. This technique was pioneered by Vertex42 in the original Timeline Template in 2005.

Step 1: To make a Microsoft Project Gantt Chart, click View, then choose Timeline. Step 2: Right click any of your tasks, then select Add to Timeline. Repeat for every task or milestone connected to your project. Step 3: If you’d like to create multiple timelines, click the Timeline view, then Format.

1. Outline your project brief, including goals, timeframe, and dependencies.
2. List out all of the steps you need to complete your project.
3. Estimate how much time each step will take to build out your timeline.
4. Map out dependencies and sequence of steps.
5. Draw your timeline.
6. Share it with stakeholders.

Print the timeline in Project

1. Drag the line underneath the timeline to the bottom of the screen.
2. Click File > Print.

On the File tab, click Print, and then click Page Setup. Click the Page tab. Choose the scaling option you want to use. Print your project.

Show the critical path in other task views

1. On the View tab, pick a view from the Task Views group.
2. Staying on the View tab, select Critical from the Highlight list. The critical path shows up in yellow.
3. To see only the tasks on the critical path, choose the Filter arrow, then pick Critical.

To do this go to the View menu, click More Views…, choose ‘Task Sheet’. Now when you print it will omit the Gantt chart and legend at the bottom.

If you’d rather not include the legend in print, here’s how you can hide it:

1. Click File > Print > Page Setup.
2. Click Legend, and under Legend on click None. If you have a header or title but don’t want it to print it:
3. Click File > Print > Page Setup.
4. Click Header and delete the text.

On the View tab, click Gantt Chart. On the View tab, click Tables, and then click No Table Info. On the File tab, click Print.