This tutorial shows the basic steps required to create rich and informative multi-layered timelines.
There are also advanced tutorials, which deal with the structure of timelines and how to import large amount of data into blank templates.
Try this process by creating a personal history timeline.
Advanced Tutorials.

Select your time units:
The timeline software has a number of different time units ranging from millions of years BC through to a few minutes.
The time units do overlap so just select the units which are nearest to your requirements, you don't need an exact match.
For BC timelines use Ancient History units, for modern Calendar style dates (DD/MM/YYYY) use 21st Century.
Read more about Time units (link to Help Website) Time Units

Create your timeline Events:
Create Events to be shown on the timeline - Events can have text, images and links saved to them.
Create as many Events as you require (many, 100s if required), in any order.
Use the 'New Event' button from the Edit tab to create Events.
Events are positioned away from the timeline axis, use drag & drop to position the Event in the correct position.
Use the 'Update View' button from the Views tab to save the new layout.
Read more about creating and editing Events (link to Help Website) Events

Use Drag & Drop to position Events:
New Events appear in a default position on the timeline display.
Use Drag & Drop to correctly position the Events. Events can not be moved along the timeline axis.
Save the new position with the 'Update View' button, from the Views tab.

Using Groups:
‘Groups’ are used to link a number of Events together with a common identity; bar colour, Font and icon.
Groups allow a number of Events to be easily identified as part of a common union.
Groups are also very useful when it comes to positioning Events and creating simple Views.
Views can be made using a 'Group Search' i.e. A 'View' could be created called View 1, this View could show all members of Group 1 etc.
Read more about Groups (link to Help Website) Groups

Creating Groups:
From the Edit tab select 'Groups', the Group dialogue box is shown.
Create a New Group and select the characteristics for the Group, bar colour, font etc.
As Events are created or edited add them into a Group by using the 'In Group' check box and drop down list.

Using Multi-layered timelines:
As the timeline grows, it becomes difficult to show everything all the time.
It's now time to divide the timeline into a number of 'Views' and create a multi-layered timeline.
As you start to create 'Views' you should will need to adjust the concept of the timeline - you now don't need to show everything all the time.
Read more about Views (link to Help Website) Views  Views Tutorial Views Tutorial

Creating Views:
The first step towards creating a multi-layered timeline is to create the Views you want.
From the Views tab select 'Organise Views...' the Views dialogue box is shown, select 'New'
The Edit / Inspect View dialogue box is now shown. From here you can select the search criteria used to create each View.
The easiest View to create is a Group View - just select a single Group from the Groups list (use the check box to select)
For more advanced Views you can use any of the normal search criteria: Groups, time and / or by individual Keywords and search tags.

Views and the display area
With one or more Views created the behaviour of the timeline display area will change slightly.
Events can now appear in one or more Views; an Event can appear at the top of the screen in one View and at the bottom of the screen in a second View.

Each Views now needs to be treated as an individual timeline and any changes made to the onscreen layout need to be saved for each View.
This is done by selecting your View, making the layout changes and then saving these changes by using the 'Update View' button (from the Views tab).
For Example:
Select View from the Views drop down list, edit your View as required; layout, title, blowaway etc when the View is correct just click the 'Update View' button - the onscreen layout is saved.

Note: Ensure that the display matches the View you are editing i.e. the View highlighted in the View drop down list matches the View you are editing.

Home View
Once a number of additional Views have been created, the Home View will now need to be considered.
By default, the Home View criteria is 'show all events'. Now that you have created Views you no longer need the Home View to show all events.
The Home View can be edited in 2 ways:
1. Edited via the Edit View dialogue box - set criteria for the Home View in the same way as you edit other Views.
2. Leave the Home View set to 'show all events' and remove unwanted events via Blowaway.

Although the Blowaway technique is user friendly, it is not technically the best approach as on large timelines as it can slow down the loading of Views as Events are being called but not displayed.

One of the best methods for making a 'non-Group View’ (a View not made up of an entire Group) is to use the search tags.
The use of Search tags is an ideal method for creating a View which is made up of a cross section of Events such as the 'Home' View.
For example:
Edit the Home View (use Edit / Inspect View.. from the Views tab) add the word ‘Home’ into the Search tag field.
Now enter the same search tag ‘Home’ into the Search tag field of all events you want to appear in the Home View.
This is done by Rh clicking on each Event your require in the Home View and entering the same search tag ‘Home’ into the Search tag field from the (Description tab).

Search tags need to match exactly, they are space and case sensitive.