Microsoft® Office Visio® 2007 Step by Step

Creating Project Schedules

To create a timeline

1. On the File menu, point to New, point to Schedule, and then click Timeline.

2. Drag a timeline shape from the Timeline Shapes stencil onto the drawing page.

3. In the Configure Timeline dialog box, set the date range, scale, and format, and then click OK.

4. From the Timeline Shapes stencil, drag milestone and interval shapes onto the timeline.

To add an arrowhead to the right end of the timeline

• Right-click the timeline, and then click Show Finish Arrowhead.

To add interval markers to a timeline

1. From the Timeline Shapes stencil, drag an interval shape onto the timeline.

2. In the Configure Interval dialog box, choose the interval start date, finish date, and date format, type the interval description, and then click ...