Making a project schedule can be highly beneficial in terms of organization and communication. It keeps everyone on track, and it also makes visualizing projects much easier. This enables improved collaboration among team members since they will be able to see who is responsible for each task and when it must be finished. Furthermore, by having a clear visual depiction of the project, you and your team can avoid overlap or missed deadlines, as well as better predict and fix any problems before they become an issue. In this blog post, we’ll walk you through the steps of “How to make a timeline in Google Docs”, as well as other tips and tools for generating project timelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To keep your team on track, your timeline should be stored in an app that everyone can access throughout the project’s lifecycle. Google Docs, for example! Although you can perform all of these things with a Google timeline, you’ll have to manually add each detail you wish to appear on your timeline. Still, if you want to give it a shot, here’s how to make a timeline in Google Docs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you’re new to Google Docs, start by entering drive.google.com into your browser’s URL bar. Sign in with your Google account if you haven’t already. After that, click the New button and select “Google Docs” from the drop-down option. You’ll be taken to an untitled Google document. Name the document accordingly. (You can name the document now or later; whatever works best for you.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You want as much room for your schedule as is feasible. You will need to change the page’s orientation to landscape (horizontal orientation) because Google Docs is by default set to portrait (vertical orientation). To do so, go to the File menu in the upper left-hand corner of your Google document and pick “Page setup.” The page setup box will appear. Select “Landscape,” and finally click the OK button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To create a timeline, you’ll need the Google Docs drawing tool, which additionally doubles as Google’s chart maker. Users can utilize the built-in tool to draw lines, modify text and forms, and add color to otherwise basic and dull documents. At this point, go to the Insert menu in the upper left-hand corner of your document. Choose the Drawing option, and then click “+ New” to open a blank canvas on top of your page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s important to realize that, in addition to drawing directly into a Google document, you can use Google Drawings to construct a timeline, save it to Google Drive, and subsequently insert it into your Google document once it’s finished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the drawing canvas complete, we can begin creating a timeline. Click the drop-down button next to the Line tool in the top toolbar of your drawing canvas, then select the Arrow option from the drop-down. Then, beginning at one end of your canvas, click and drag a horizontal line to construct your primary timeline. Because you want the line to be straight, use the grayed-out grid in the backdrop as a reference. To add arrows to both ends of your horizontal line, click the Line Start icon on the toolbar and subsequently select an arrow type from the drop-down box. You can additionally adjust the thickness of the line by selecting a larger pixel weight from the “Line weight” menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The drawing app Canva has a drop-down menu of numerous arrow types that you may add to your lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n