Office Timeline

Pros

• Can reduce costs and time expenditures by automating the process of timeline creation
• Integrates with Microsoft Powerpoint and a wealth of other software platforms

Cons

• Free version is a bit threadbare
• Templates offer easy chart creation but can sometimes be limiting

Office Timeline can make the process of scheduling for your company significantly easier by giving professionals the tools they need to display scheduling charts and tables into clear, concise, and visually appealing formats. Best of all, the whole software service integrates directly with Microsoft Powerpoint, so you can make it a part of your larger Microsoft Office ecosystem. Whether you're a project manager trying to keep all of your teams on the same page, an IT supervisor trying to keep all of the complicated demands of network management in order, or a marketer overseeing the intricate demands of multiple outreach campaigns, Office Timeline can provide you with all the resources you need to make sure your company or department is on the right track. While a free version is available to everyone, there are also subscription plans for individuals and business clients that bring with them a range of advanced features.

That Powerpoint integration can mean a big deal if your company is already working within the Microsoft Office framework. That means that any scheduling materials you create will automatically be ready for deployment as presentations, and the fact that it uses the same familiar interface allows those who have worked with Powerpoint before to get started with the tools available here immediately. Office Timeline is compatible with the 2007, 2010, and 2013 versions of Powerpoint, and it's also compatible with other software like Excel, Smartsheet, and Wrike.

Further easing the process of creating timelines for less technically proficient users is the presence of a Timeline Wizard. This allows you to mock up charts within a matter of minutes, and a significant breadth of different templates are available so that you can create materials that are ideal for your particular organization. While the Wizard is somewhat limited in the amount of customization options available, you can change the content, color, and style of your charts and graphs without significant effort. Office Timeline allows for the creation of both traditional timelines and Gantt charts. The latter have become widely used in more complicated work environments - particularly for software and web development projects - since it allows for multiple different teams to function well in conjunction with one another.

Office Timeline may be a scheduling tool, but it also serves an important function as a marketing product. If you're trying to sell investors or clients on the feasibility of your product, it allows you to mock up professional looking results without the expensive investment of graphic designers. It can also improve your efficiency greatly, since it can use its automated processes to import data from your existing spreadsheets and automatically populate the charts or timeline templates available within the Timeline platform.

Pros

• Can reduce costs and time expenditures by automating the process of timeline creation
• Integrates with Microsoft Powerpoint and a wealth of other software platforms

Cons

• Free version is a bit threadbare
• Templates offer easy chart creation but can sometimes be limiting