Images can really make your timeline shine. Here, we outline some places where you can find great images to include on your timeline. Open source software is great. It is free (at least for non-commercial use). So you can test out a product at no expense. But it does require you to be quite tech-savvy. If you run into problems with an open source timeline maker, there is often no-one you can speak to. You have to work through the problems yourself or beg for help on a tech forum.

Our standard date formatting options not powerful enough for you? Try our Advanced date formatting options. Tiki-Toki provides loads of customisation options to help you create a unique look for your timeline. There are four different view types and numerous spacing options, providing a wide range of ways to display your timeline events. Hate the way that Tiki-Toki Timeline Maker formats dates by default. Learn here how you can format dates just the way you want.

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If you don't need to share your timeline on the web, then our desktop app might be perfect for you. Timelines can be a great educational tool for teaching school pupils about history. Some advice on using Tiki-Toki in the classroom.

You can now get others to contribute to your timelines via Tiki-Toki's group edit functionality (available to Bronze, Silver, Teacher and Pupil members). To activate group edit for a timeline, follow these instructions: Once you have created your first timeline (see here for instructions on creating a timeline), you will probably want to create your first story. Launched in June 2013, our 3d timeline view has proved one of our most popular features. It is bound to wow your viewers. There's bound to be someone you really admire. No, not your mum. We're talking famous people, dumbo. Only joking. Creating a timeline about your mum is a great idea - see here for a timeline created by the author's mother. But there are many other people who might make a great subject for a timeline. Don't just think pop stars here. Making a timeline about a historical figure - such as Martin Luther King, Alexander the Great or Emmeline Pankhurst - can be a great way to learn about history as well as celebrating one of your heroes or heroines. 2 Mark your company's anniversarycan zoom out of the timeline using the Zoom functionality (see Settings->zoom), creating more space between stories. Ok so girly pops I’ve used this app for sooo long and I know some of your parents are strict or some thing like that but you need to get this app. It’s the best app I have you ever used. I do not recommend for under 8 years old. Because this app is inappropriate sometimes, but it is a really good app and you can choose whether you want to be a private account or a social media account which means like unprivate it’s a literally got everything you need all your stylist is cooking baking everything you can choose anything for your choices. It is no idle boast to say that Tiki-Toki is the most customisable timeline maker on the web, offering no less then four distinct timeline views, including our pioneering Category Band view (see the second image below) which splits the timeline into horizontal bands for each category the user creates. Then there is our stunning 3d timeline view (See main image). There is nothing else like it on the web. There are loads of timeline makers out there. There are Windows apps, Mac apps and Chromebook apps. There are tons of timeline makers on the web. There are free apps. And paid apps. And some that are free but with premium plans that you must pay for to access additional features. With so many products available, it can seem a daunting task deciding on the best one for you. Don't fret, follow our recommendations below and in no time at all you'll be making timelines with your perfect tool. 1 Don't skimp on research You need to provide your pupils with the special class code for them to get their free Bronze account. If the pupil does not already have a TikiToki account, when they sign up (see here for instructions on signing up), he/she will need to enter their class code in the 'Enter class code' field of the sign-up panel. Once they have completed the sign up process, their Bronze account will be activated.

can use our Top to Bottom spacing modes (see Settings->spacing). These arrange stories in rows, from top to bottom, and allow more stories to fit in the timeline stage without overlapping. It has rapidly become one of the leading timeline software apps on the web. Thanks to an emphasis on beautiful design, customisation and usability, it has proved popular with a wide range of people. More than a million users have signed up to create timelines using Tiki-Toki, everyone from educators and history buffs to lawyers and project managers.view is also good at displaying lots of events. You can activate this from the 3D Settings panel (accessible from the Settings tab). Equal Spacing modes - prettify your timeline with a new mode that eliminates clutter and story overlap.