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Office Timeline Changelog

What's new in Office Timeline 7.04.06

Feb 6, 2024
  • Import the Parent field from Jira.

New in Office Timeline 7.04.04 (Jan 18, 2024)

  • Bug fixes and quality improvements.

New in Office Timeline 7.04.03 (Dec 22, 2023)

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the add-in from renewing or activating the license.

New in Office Timeline 7.04.00 (Nov 8, 2023)

  • Improvements on the dependency functionalities.
  • Custom themes for even faster customization.
  • Automatically save custom changes made directly on the slide.

New in Office Timeline 7.03.04 (Oct 25, 2023)

  • Improvements on the dependency functionalities.
  • Custom themes for even faster customization.
  • Automatically save custom changes made directly on the slide.

New in Office Timeline 7.03.03 (Sep 6, 2023)

  • Import data from Jira and instantly turn it into a beautiful timeline.
  • Apply Jira filters to quickly import the exact data set you need.
  • Import Jira data into Swimlanes (Pro) and Sub-Swimlanes (Pro+).
  • Import straight into a template and save time.
  • Automatically refresh timeline data imported from Jira.

New in Office Timeline 7.03.02 (Jul 31, 2023)

  • New custom spacing options in the Style Pane.
  • Adjust the spacing below a Swimlane or between all Swimlanes.
  • Adjust the vertical spacing between all timeline rows.
  • Adjust the spacing below floating milestones.
  • Adjust the spacing above or below the timescale.
  • Hide or show floating reference units on the timescale.
  • Bug fixes and improvements.

New in Office Timeline 7.02.01 (Jun 16, 2023)

  • New custom spacing options in the Style Pane.
  • Adjust the spacing below a Swimlane or between all Swimlanes.
  • Adjust the vertical spacing between all timeline rows.
  • Adjust the spacing below floating milestones.
  • Adjust the spacing above or below the timescale.
  • Hide or show floating reference units on the timescale.
  • Bug fixes and improvements.

New in Office Timeline 7.02.00 (Jun 15, 2023)

  • New custom spacing options in the Style Pane.
  • Adjust the spacing below a Swimlane or between all Swimlanes.
  • Adjust the vertical spacing between all timeline rows.
  • Adjust the spacing below floating milestones.
  • Adjust the spacing above or below the timescale.
  • Hide or show floating reference units on the timescale.
  • Bug fixes and improvements.

New in Office Timeline 7.00.16 (Apr 24, 2023)

  • Create and show dependencies on your timeline.
  • Show your project’s critical path.
  • Auto-update timelines with dependencies.
  • Import dependencies from Microsoft Project & Smartsheet.
  • Templates with dependencies.
  • Faster, smoother Edit Data wizard.

New in Office Timeline 7.00.15 (Apr 6, 2023)

  • Show rounded corners on your dependency links.
  • Multiple bug fixes and improvements.

New in Office Timeline 7.00.13 (Mar 16, 2023)

  • Show rounded corners on your dependency links.
  • Multiple bug fixes and improvements.

New in Office Timeline 7.00.11 (Mar 8, 2023)

  • Improvements on the dependency functionalities.
  • Custom themes for even faster customization.
  • Automatically save custom changes made directly on the slide.

New in Office Timeline 7.00.10 (Feb 21, 2023)

  • Show rounded corners on your dependency links.
  • Multiple bug fixes and improvements.

New in Office Timeline 6.07.08 (Jul 19, 2022)

  • Project Import compatibility updates.

New in Office Timeline 6.07.06 (Jul 14, 2022)

  • Import data from to Smartsheet EU and Gov accounts.
  • Multiple bug fixes & improvements.

New in Office Timeline 6.07.02 (Apr 18, 2022)

  • Revamped and improved Smartsheet Import.
  • Automatically refresh timeline data imported from Smartsheet.

New in Office Timeline 6.06.02 (Apr 12, 2022)

  • Revamped and improved Smartsheet Import.
  • Automatically refresh timeline data imported from Smartsheet.

New in Office Timeline 6.06.01 (Mar 24, 2022)

  • Bug fixes and quality improvements.

New in Office Timeline 6.06.00 (Mar 15, 2022)

  • Revamped and improved Smartsheet Import.
  • Automatically refresh timeline data imported from Smartsheet.

New in Office Timeline 6.05.00 (Mar 8, 2022)

  • Increased max file size accepted when importing from Excel.

New in Office Timeline 6.04.02 (Feb 4, 2022)

  • Increased max file size accepted when importing from Excel.

New in Office Timeline 6.04.00 (Jan 6, 2022)

  • New interface & functionality improvements for Excel Import.
  • Revamped and improved Excel Sync.
  • Renamed the Sync feature as “Refresh Data” for more clarity.

New in Office Timeline 6.03.00 (Nov 24, 2021)

  • Bug fixes and quality improvements.

New in Office Timeline 6.02.00 (Oct 11, 2021)

  • Redesigned the Setup Wizard for a smoother installation.

New in Office Timeline 6.00.07.00 (Sep 30, 2021)

  • Bug fixes and quality improvements.

New in Office Timeline 6.00.06 (Aug 31, 2021)

  • Fixed Smartsheet login issue.
  • MS Project Sync quality improvements

New in Office Timeline 6.00.00 (Jun 8, 2021)

  • Launched Pro+ Edition, bringing Sub-Swimlanes and Multiple Timescales.
  • Renamed Office Timeline Plus Edition as "Basic Edition."
  • Design, usability and functionality improvements in all Editions.
  • The ability to rotate Swimlane titles from the Timeline view.
  • Easily add, hide or duplicate Swimlanes from the Data and Timeline views.
  • Expand and collapse Swimlanes in the Data view.
  • New timescale settings with live timeband preview.

New in Office Timeline 5.01.02 (May 13, 2021)

  • Bug fixes and quality improvements:
  • Brand-new onboarding to help you make timelines fast and easily.
  • New interface & functionality improvements for Excel Import.
  • Revamped and improved Excel Sync.

New in Office Timeline 5.01.00 (Jan 28, 2021)

  • Brand-new onboarding to help you make timelines fast and easily.
  • New interface & functionality improvements for Excel Import.
  • Revamped and improved Excel Sync.

New in Office Timeline 5.00.00 (Oct 27, 2020)

  • New Project Import interface and improved functionality.
  • Revamped Project Sync for easier, smoother timeline updates.
  • Remap columns when importing from MS Project.
  • Filter data to view and import strictly what you need from Project.
  • See your tasks’ hierarchy from Project when importing or syncing.

New in Office Timeline 4.06.01 (Sep 9, 2020)

  • Small bug fixes and quality improvements.

New in Office Timeline 4.06.00 (Aug 10, 2020)

  • New:
  • Show fiscal years on your timeline.

New in Office Timeline 4.05.00 (Jul 22, 2020)

  • Add week number to milestone and task dates.
  • New timeline scale option: weeks counted from the start of the year.

New in Office Timeline 4.04.01 (Jun 29, 2020)

  • Undo timeline changes directly from your PowerPoint slide.

New in Office Timeline 4.03.00 (Mar 2, 2020)

  • Import data directly into Swimlane Templates.
  • Apply Swimlane templates to existing visuals.
  • Quickly add or remove milestones and tasks straight from the Timeline view.
  • Import Smartsheet and Wrike data as a Swimlane slide.
  • Automatically match task colors with Swimlane color when importing.
  • Apply to All improvements for easier customization.

New in Office Timeline 4.02.03 (Feb 5, 2020)

  • Improved compatibility between system region and date formats in the add-in.
  • Fixed an issue related to moving Swimlane items onto the timeband.

New in Office Timeline 4.02.02 (Jan 30, 2020)

  • Minor improvements to Project Import.

New in Office Timeline 4.02.0 (Nov 28, 2019)

  • Import MS Project data straight as a Swimlane slide.
  • Boosted data entry performance.
  • Minor quality improvements.

New in Office Timeline 4.01.0 (Nov 15, 2019)

  • Drag to resize Swimlane headers for an ideal fit.
  • Change the width of your timeband to fit extra details next to it.
  • Import Excel files directly as Swimlane slides.
  • Resize the Edit Data window for a better view of your data list.
  • Improvements to the way Swimlane data is exported to Excel.

New in Office Timeline 4.00.5 (Nov 1, 2019)

  • What's new:
  • Launched the all-new Office Timeline Pro add-in!
  • Revamped Free Edition with full customization options.
  • Major enhancements available in all Editions.
  • Pro Edition:
  • Brings everything available in Plus Edition, plus powerful Swimlane features.
  • Create impressive Swimlanes to show multiple projects or phases on your timeline.
  • Rearrange whole Swimlanes, reposition any object, update dates, all using drag & drop.
  • Use stylish Swimlane templates to get you start fast.
  • Place milestones inside Swimlanes or on Swimlane tasks for accuracy.
  • Line up milestones and tasks to save space.
  • See Pro Edition in action
  • Plus Edition:
  • Instantly rearrange any object or update dates by drag & drop in the new visual editor.
  • Place milestones on tasks to create unique, impressive visuals.
  • Enhancements to the Edit Data interface.
  • Quality and usability improvements.
  • Free Edition:
  • Create timelines and Gantt charts with a maximum of 10 milestones and tasks per slide.
  • Get all customization options available in Plus & Pro.
  • Create Swimlane diagrams limited to a maximum of 10 tasks or milestones per slide.
  • Rearrange anything or update dates instantly using drag & drop.
  • Enhancements to the Edit Data interface.

New in Office Timeline 4.00.1 (Oct 1, 2019)

  • Launched the all-new Office Timeline Pro add-in!
  • Revamped Free Edition with full customization options.
  • Major enhancements available in all Editions.

New in Office Timeline 3.62.4 (Nov 20, 2018)

  • Three brand-new milestone shapes for even more stylish timelines.
  • A new twist to the popular Triangle Flag milestone shape.
  • Quality and usability improvements.

New in Office Timeline 3.62.0 (Jul 30, 2018)

  • Three brand-new milestone shapes for even more stylish timelines.
  • A new twist to the popular Triangle Flag milestone shape.
  • Quality and usability improvements.

New in Office Timeline 3.61.0 (Jul 3, 2018)

  • The ability to Undo or Redo any action in the data list.
  • Style Pane redesign and functionality changes to enhance user experience.
  • Introduced the ability to add or duplicate rows inside of task groups.
  • Improvements to the Data Entry Wizard.
  • Bug Fixes and UI enhancements.

New in Office Timeline 3.23.00.00 (Apr 25, 2018)

  • The ability to place tasks both above and below the timeband.

New in Office Timeline 3.22.01.00 (Mar 21, 2018)

  • Brand-new feature that allows users to display multiple tasks on a single row.
  • The ability to create custom templates that contain tasks grouped on one row.
  • The ability to change the vertical placement or order of task groups.
  • Automatic resizing of grouped tasks to make them the same height.
  • Overlapping tasks are automatically made transparent for enhanced visibility.
  • Added highlight to grouped tasks in the Edit Data wizard.
  • Ability to show % Complete + another task element centered on the task bar.
  • Added pre-formatted templates based on the Tasks in a Row feature.
  • Performance improvements for a smoother experience.
  • Quality and UI enhancements.

New in Office Timeline 3.20.0 (Feb 7, 2018)

  • Added Recently Used Colors palette to the shape picker in Edit Data.
  • New option to auto-adjust layout when deleting tasks or milestones.
  • Improved integration with Microsoft Project and Excel.
  • The ability to rename custom templates.
  • UI enhancements and bug fixes.
  • Office Timeline release schedule

New in Office Timeline 3.19.4 (Jan 31, 2018)

  • The ability to import Project Summary Tasks from MS Project when the setting is enabled.
  • Implemented notification to inform users when a slide made with older builds needs updating.
  • Quality improvements for enhanced user experience.
  • Fixed various minor bugs.

New in Office Timeline 3.17.2 (Nov 1, 2017)

  • The ability to create custom templates and use them for any future work.
  • The ability to quickly switch between different styles and templates.
  • New import functionality that allows users to load data directly into a template.
  • A brand-new Data Entry wizard that allows entering/editing milestones and tasks in one step.
  • Improved UI for smoother timeline creation and customization.

New in Office Timeline 3.16.0 (Jul 6, 2017)

  • Ability to selectively apply individual style properties to items.
  • Ability to import tasks marked as milestones, as milestones, from Project.
  • Improved detection of 1 day tasks during Excel import.
  • Improved Style pane usability and design.
  • Fixed Project task duration difference bug.
  • Fixed Project sync bug related to rejected changes during sync.
  • Fixed Project sync bug related to item duration (1 to 0, vice versa).
  • Fixed various small UI bugs.

New in Office Timeline 3.15.0 (Jun 10, 2017)

  • Significantly updated and improved Style Pane design, functionality, and usability.
  • Ability to select multiple objects and style them at the same time.
  • Dramatically improved Microsoft Project import speed.
  • Improved Plus Edition Activation Process.
  • Improved timeline wizard Hours/Minutes cell rendering.

New in Office Timeline 3.14.0 (May 8, 2017)

  • Significant improvement in styling usability
  • Added 'Apply to All' functionality in Style Pane
  • Removed Style page from wizard and moved functionality to Style Pane
  • Simplified the Office Timeline ribbon in PowerPoint

New in Office Timeline 3.13.0 (Apr 3, 2017)

  • Improved Project & Excel import
  • Improved Project sync
  • Improved Excel copy & paste
  • Improved Task Pane behavior
  • Improved behavior of visual elements in timeline
  • Fixed Timeline Wizard sizing for different screen resolutions
  • Numerous usability improvements
  • Numerous bug fixes

New in Office Timeline 3.12.1 (Mar 27, 2017)

  • Rebuilt Project Import core (Project import no longer requires Microsoft Project to be installed)
  • Improved Project sync functionality
  • Improved Excel copy & paste functionality
  • Improved Task Pane behavior
  • Improved task and milestone textbox sizing behavior
  • Minor UI improvements
  • Fixed a number of bugs

New in Office Timeline 3.10.4 (Feb 27, 2017)

  • Added Hours/Minutes capability to Office Timeline
  • Added hours/minutes based templates
  • Redesigned date format picker
  • Improved Timeline Wizard
  • Fixed a number of bugs

New in Office Timeline 3.9.5 (Aug 29, 2016)

  • Improved Project import wizard, sync functionality and UI
  • Improved Excel import wizard, sync functionality and UI
  • Improved manual activation process
  • Improved diagnostics wizard for troubleshooting Office Timeline install issues
  • Improved logging for debugging problems
  • Added Accept/Reject All buttons for Project and Excel sync
  • Added new 'Updates Available' functionality to notify user of updates
  • Added Start Office Timeline application shortcut
  • Added a readme file for how to start Office Timeline
  • Added ability to manually map Excel imported columns
  • Added ability to deactivate license on machine
  • Added ability to to send push notifications to Office Timeline users
  • Added Plus Edition activation button to Office Timeline ribbon
  • Fixed minor bugs

New in Office Timeline 3.9.4 (Aug 29, 2016)

  • Ability to synchronize timeline data with Microsoft Excel.
  • When you import data from Excel and the spreadsheet changes,
  • click the Sync button to instantly revise your timeline with the updated data.

New in Office Timeline 3.9.2 (Aug 3, 2016)

  • Ability to synchronize timeline data with Microsoft Excel. If you import data from an Excel spreadsheet and the spreadsheet changes, click the Sync button to instantly revise your timeline with the updated data.

New in Office Timeline 3.8.1 (Jun 27, 2016)

  • Significant user interface and usability improvements to Timeline Wizard
  • Improved keyboard navigation of Timeline Wizard
  • Updated timeline templates
  • Added Don't Automatically show Task Pane option

New in Office Timeline 3.7.3 (Apr 27, 2016)

  • Excel integration - Ability to import timeline data from Excel files to create a timeline
  • Improved Wrike import functionality
  • Minor bugs and usability improvements

New in Office Timeline 3.6.0 (Mar 10, 2016)

  • Improved Wrike integration
  • Upgraded minimum installation requirement to .NET Framework 4.5.2
  • Updated Office Timeline to use SmartSheet API v2.0

New in Office Timeline 3.5.0 (Feb 4, 2016)

  • Wrike integration - Ability to create timelines from Wrike data

New in Office Timeline 3.03.02.00 (Jan 19, 2016)

  • Added ability to import Microsoft Project files with complex predecessors
  • Improved integration with Office 2016
  • Improved License Refresh function

New in Office Timeline 3.03.01.00 (Nov 27, 2015)

  • New Features & Enhancements:
  • Added ability to synchronize data between Microsoft Project and Office Timeline
  • Improved Microsoft Project data import speed by 300%+
  • Improved interaction between PowerPoint and Microsoft Project during synchronization
  • Multiple User interface and usability improvements in Timeline Wizard
  • Improved product activation experience for IT admins

New in Office Timeline 3.01.06.00 (Apr 8, 2015)

  • Added ability to hide dates on tasks by deleting them on the PowerPoint slide
  • Added ability to hide dates on milestones by deleting them on the PowerPoint slide
  • Added usability enhancements in trail mode
  • Minor aesthetic changes to elapsed time and today markers
  • Fixed 'Compare method' error
  • Improved task title text color behavior
  • Improved task pane selection process
  • Improved tutorial player

New in Office Timeline 3.01.05.00 (Mar 12, 2015)

  • New features:
  • Released new functionality for extending licenses at renewal
  • Added proxy setting controls for data import
  • Enhancements:
  • Improved load performance with Microsoft Office 365
  • Check license expiration and license renewal enhancements
  • Enhanced coloring to match PowerPoint color palettes
  • Fixes:
  • Fixed Task Date Format issue when importing data
  • Fixed an issue with "Use workdays for duration calculation
  • Fixed importing dependencies from SmartSheet
  • Corrected SmartSheet vertical connector issues with imported data
  • Fixed Task Title coloring inconsistency

New in Office Timeline 3.01.04.00 (Jan 31, 2015)

  • New features:
  • Smartsheet integration - Ability to create timelines from Smartsheet data
  • New timeline scale options
  • Remember Milestone connector transparency
  • Ability to reset milestone layout (without resetting the entire timeline)
  • Enhancements:
  • Improved activation experience
  • Improved first run experience
  • Improved Task pane behavior
  • Improved visual style of thin task shapes
  • Remember manually changed text-box widths for task titles on edge of slide
  • Corrected flag connector layer position
  • Fixed active days calculation
  • Fixed additional known issues

New in Office Timeline 3.0.10 (Jan 31, 2015)

  • New features:
  • Smart algorithm to maximize space and optimize layout
  • Milestone layout sensing and Smart Milestone Placement
  • Milestone title sensing and Smart Milestone Wrap
  • Vertical height sensing and Smart Timeline Placement
  • Timescale sensing and Smart Timescale Adjustment
  • Task layout sensing and Smart Task Thickness
  • Task layout sensing and Smart Task Spacing
  • Task title overlap sensing and Smart Task Title Placement
  • Task title length sensing and Smart Task Wrap
  • Smart update for older timelines
  • Precision milestone title for individually customizing milestone titles
  • Precision milestone date for individually customizing milestone dates
  • Precision task title for individually customizing task titles
  • Precision task date for individually customizing task dates
  • Precision duration for individually customizing task duration entries
  • Precision progress for individually customizing task % complete entries
  • Precision reset to undo changes on individual items
  • New timeline templates
  • Enhancements:
  • 100% performance improvement in slide layout and rendering
  • Improved set-up reliability and robustness
  • Style Wizard usability optimization
  • Manually customize milestone and task to any size
  • Optimized to remember manual changes to timeline
  • Improved wizard for easier milestone and task date entry
  • Updated validation & error notification
  • Today marker color optimizations and transparency
  • Usability enhancements to optimize timeline set-up, date set-up,
  • styling and customization, settings and control, and rendering
  • Fixes for known issues

New in Office Timeline 2.2.1 (Jan 31, 2015)

  • Improved enterprise actiavtion over firewall

New in Office Timeline 2.2.0 (Jan 31, 2015)

  • Improved Task Pane usability & behavior
  • Improved first run experience
  • Minor bug fixes

New in Office Timeline 2.1.23 (Jan 31, 2015)

  • New coaching tips to help users through first timeline creation
  • Automatically create demo timeline for first timeline
  • Improved UX and UI on Wizard
  • Fixed several minor bugs

New in Office Timeline 2.1.20 (Jan 31, 2015)

  • Improved automatic milestone and task color selection
  • Allow full-screen mode for tutorial videos
  • Added option to not show Office Timeline Task Pane automatically
  • Fixed CPU utilization high when using wizard bug
  • 17 additional minor enhancements and bug fixes

New in Office Timeline 2.1.12 (Jan 31, 2015)

  • Show % complete for tasks
  • Ability to enter and save notes for milestones & tasks
  • Show or hide milestones & tasks without deleting them
  • Choose Gel or Flat style in the New Timeline wizard
  • Create color outlines around tasks
  • Automatically set text-box width based on text
  • Added new controls and functionality to the Task Panes
  • A number of UI, usability and user experience improvements
  • Enhanced look and feel of timeline (colors, spacing, sizes, borders, etc.)
  • Better milestone & task title automatic color algorithm
  • Faster add-in load times
  • Better usability of the add-in
  • More intuitive 'working days' options for tasks
  • Setup & install experience no longer requires Admin privileges
  • Flexible editing of task durations in the wizard
  • Updated date format picker UI
  • Fixed task element overlap that occurred in specific circumstances
  • 50 additional enhancements, fixes, and updates

New in Office Timeline 2.1.11 (Jan 31, 2015)

  • Improved product activation experience
  • Improved error message hints and quality
  • Improved trial experience
  • Improved setup experience
  • Improved how line-breaks are handled in milestone and task titles
  • Fixed historical date bug related to mm/yy date format
  • FIxed issues with upgrading older timelines
  • Fixed elapsed time position bug
  • Additional minor bug fixes and enhancements

New in Office Timeline 2.1.9 (Jan 31, 2015)

  • Completely redesigned, new streamlined user interface
  • Ability to change task height and spacing to allow more tasks to fit on a single slide*
  • New Task panes capability with over 35 customizations covering every element of a timeline
  • Rendering optimizations that make the app perform faster
  • Quick switching between milestones, tasks, style wizard dialogs
  • Ability to handle any Windows supported language for dates*
  • 2 New timeline types*
  • 15 New milestone and task shapes and multiple sizes and heights*
  • Updated timeline templates using new shapes and features*
  • Custom placement of flags as well as flags below the timeband*
  • Task duration, formatting, and ability to enter tasks by duration rather than dates
  • Ability to manipulate positions of the task and milestone dates/titles*
  • Improved handling of corporate templates
  • Improved Undo handling (and more coming)
  • Improved upgrade and downgrade of timelines (Free > Plus and Plus > Free timelines)
  • Corporate deployment & activation
  • Tips on all of the buttons/controls
  • Hundreds of behind the scene optimizations and changes
  • * = Plus Edition feature.

New in Office Timeline 2.00.11 (Jan 31, 2015)

  • Minor bug fixes
  • Incremental improvements in performance

New in Office Timeline 2.00.09 (Jan 31, 2015)

  • Graceful upgrading of timelines created with older versions of Office Timeline
  • New diagnostics tool with ability to collect troubleshooting data
  • 50% Smaller footprint (download size is ½ the size now)
  • 15+ small improvements and bug fixes

New in Office Timeline 2.00.06 (Jan 31, 2015)

  • Increased application performance by ~300% when rendering timelines
  • Improved UI responsiveness and performance
  • Enhanced ability to handle international dates
  • Enhanced Auto Adjust Long Task Titles logic
  • Added ability for Style wizard to remember last page user was on
  • Added the ability to gracefully handle PowerPoint files opened directly from SharePoint
  • Reduced overall package download size

New in Office Timeline 1.15 (Sep 3, 2011)

  • Ability to deploy application to all users on the same machine
  • Ability to suppress dialog boxes during setup for administrative installations
  • Additional Date formats for timelines
  • Minor bug fixes