Best way to make a timeline?

[cross6]

I want to timeline a major problem we had with a vendor, and the steps along the way to correction.

Wanted a timeline because it will make a good visual impact of how long this went on.....


Excel doesn't do it. I was thinking MS project, but I don't think gant charts are suted.

and visio just does flow charts... :disgust:

 

[Drakkon]

MS Project does more than just gant charts....it has some sort of timeline view...but im not 100% it will do a timeline how you are thinking.

I'd say just draw it with some crayolas and poster board

 

[xanis]

PowerPoint? Each "problem" could be a slide.

 

[DingDingDao]

Powerpoint. Even better, you can set up your slideshow so that each event in the timeline will show up in chronological order with a click. Spoonfeed them information and they'll understand it.

 

[xSauronx]

my first thought was : crayola.

 

[KillyKillall]

MS Visio is the best for anything graphical for timecharts, flow charts, etc...

 

[cross6]

Originally posted by: KillyKillall
MS Visio is the best for anything graphical for timecharts, flow charts, etc...

But I'll have to manually enter in blocks and stuff right?

I was hoping I could enter data in a table format.

 

[KillyKillall]

Originally posted by: cross6

Originally posted by: KillyKillall
MS Visio is the best for anything graphical for timecharts, flow charts, etc...

But I'll have to manually enter in blocks and stuff right?

I was hoping I could enter data in a table format.

Can't enter in a table format, but if you have ever used Visio it is very easy. You just use the Timeline template provided by MS.

 

[GasX]

I don't understand why you don't want to use a Gantt chat. It is a timeline that graphically shows you how long each task took/takes and shows the interdependance of tasks.

 

[JDrake]

I made a timeline in word... just make a line going across the paper and use text boxes?

 

[FoBoT]

MS Visio would be used around here to do that task

 

[Injury]

Illustrator.

Then make it about 20 sheets of paper wide, print them out, tape them together and it makes the problem seem much bigger.

 

[cross6]

Originally posted by: Injury
Illustrator.

Then make it about 20 sheets of paper wide, print them out, tape them together and it makes the problem seem much bigger.

ROFL

 

[WW]

ms project would be the most automatic way to track events, but you can do timeline (gantt charts) in excel

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010346051033.aspx

also search the online templates for timeline, there are solutions for visio, word, etc

 

[Otaking]

I would use the "Tracking Gantt" view in MS Project to make a timeline. Otherwise, make your own "text" calendar in Excel and use that with comments.

 

[cross6]

but I don't want a gant timeline, I want one solid line showing how many days problems lingered between vendor responses etc.

 

[Metron]

You need to be a Microsoft Marketing Victim...

or just use the graphing function in Excel.

 

[cross6]

I probably could have saved you guys lots of time if I searched MS's website