Features


Gantt Charts Inside PowerPoint

  • 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