Create and edit gantt charts directly inside PowerPoint
Timeline Expert is an Office add-in and works in harmony inside the Office environment
Use the tools to easily and quickly edit charts, or just move tasks with your mouse - it's really easy to use
Create swin-lanes, tasks and milestones in seconds to quickly create accurate and professional charts
Need to change the dates for your plan - not a problem, all items will udpate automatically and maintain accuracy
Import Data From Project
Quickly and easily create a summary view of your master MS Project plan without having to manually update shapes in PowerPoint
By using your detailed plan as the master source of data you can create multiple views of it and generate charts in seconds
Timeline Expert's powerful filtering engine provides great control and flexibility when importing data - filter on dates, text values or flags
Save your configuration to a file so that the generation of plans is repeatable and fast with just a few clicks required
Import Data From Excel
If your master plan is in Excel, no problem, configure the import to read the data and you'll have a high level plan in seconds
Imports from Excel allow you to do all of the things you would when importing from MS Project to produce a professional and accurate chart
After import, edit your chart directly in PowerPoint if you need to make any changes in your presentation
Quickly identify issues with your data - the import function will find these prior to importing and and inform you of them allowing you to ensure your plan is robust and error free
Import Data From Multiple Files
Import data in a single import from multiple files
Using the powerful import engine, create a single chart for each file imported
Or represent each source file in a swim-lane in the same summary view plan
There is no limitation to the number of files that can be imported in one go, and the import can be easily repeated
Save Formating Themes
Do you have several clients who all have different formatting standards, no problem - save font and colour settings into themes that can be applied in seconds to any other plans
There are five built-in themes to use that all come pre-configured
All of the built in themes can be modified and saved to suit your needs
Impress your clients by integrating your chart into their styles quickly and easily
Automate
Managing a portfolio of projects and require updated plans regularly? Not a problem, Timeline Expert can be automated to produce imports at the click of a button
You can import from as many master plan source files as you like and can run the import using PowerPoint's build in macros
It's easy to do - we have examples in our help section or contact us and we'd be happy to help directly with you