Timeline

This feature is available to Business users.

Timeline is Meister's take on the Gantt Chart. With Timeline, you can plan, schedule and visualize all of your project's tasks in an intuitive, calendar-based format.

What is Timeline?

Timeline provides you with a visual, calendar-based project overview, allowing you to more efficiently plan, schedule and coordinate tasks with your team.

By simply dragging-and-dropping tasks into your project's Timeline, you can quickly schedule essential tasks and see an immediate overview of essential project information, including:

  • Who is responsible for each task
  • How long each task will take
  • Which project phase is currently in development
Looking for a Global Overview?

The article below describes the Project Timeline (tasks within a single project). To view tasks from multiple projects in a single Gantt-style view, check out our article on the Multi-Project Timeline.

Enable/Disable Timeline

Before using Timeline, you'll need to enable it in the Project settings window.

  1. Click the project name at the top of your project board, then select Project settings.
  2. Navigate to the Power-Ups tab.
  3. Enable/Disable Timing and Scheduling.

GIF showing how to enable Timing and Scheduling in Project Settings

Remember

Only project administrators can add Power-Ups (like Timeline) to a project.

Schedule Tasks Using Timeline

You can schedule and set due dates for project tasks simply by adding them to the Timeline. This can be done in three separate ways:

  1. Drag and drop an existing task from your project board directly into the Timeline. Hold the CTRL key to select more than one task.
    GIF of dragging tasks from the board into the Timeline
  2. You can add tasks to your Timeline directly from the task window. Simply open a task and choose a start and end date using the in-task scheduling calendar.
    GIF of setting start and end dates within the task dialog
  3. You can also schedule a task by double clicking on the Timeline.
    GIF of double-clicking on the Timeline to create a task

Show/Hide Timeline

You can toggle between showing and hiding the timeline by clicking the Timeline Icon at the top of the Project dashboard.

Screenshot of the Timeline icon in the project header

Adjust a Task's Start and End Dates Using Timeline

You can adjust a task's start and end dates directly in your Timeline. Simply click and drag the nodes at the start or end of a task.

GIF of dragging task edges to adjust dates on the Timeline

Assign Tasks to Team Members Using Timeline

You can assign a task to yourself or another team member directly in your Timeline. Simply click the user avatar (or question mark, if the task is unassigned) and select an assignee from the drop-down menu.

GIF of clicking a user avatar on a Timeline task to change the assignee

Adjust Timeline Viewing Options

You can view Timeline in fullscreen mode, adjust zoom options and sort tasks by start date.

  1. To toggle between fullscreen and split-screen view, click the expand arrows in the top right of the Timeline window.
    GIF showing the expand button to enter fullscreen Timeline view
  2. You can zoom in or out on your timeline by:
    • Holding CTRL and scrolling with a mouse wheel
    • Scrolling with two fingers on a touchpad or touchscreen
    • Clicking the + and - buttons on your Timeline.
      GIF of zooming in and out using the UI controls
  3. By default, Timeline will sort your tasks using a space-saving viewing mode to show as many tasks as possible. You can also choose to sort your tasks by start date in the drop-down sort menu.
    GIF of changing the task sorting method on the Timeline

Timeline Best Practices

Check out this article to find out about great ways to use Timeline in project management!

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