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Appearance Settings - Axis

The axis is the part of the timeline that displays the dates.

To reach these settings, click the Appearance button above your timeline and open the Axis section.

Background Color

Sets the background color of the axis.

Position

Three checkboxes control where the axis appears: Top of the timeline (the default), Top of each additional layer, and Bottom of the timeline. You can check more than one.

Options

Three more checkboxes control the lines on your timeline:

  • Display axis gridlines shows the vertical lines that run from the top of the timeline to the bottom.
  • Display timeline border shows the border around the timeline. Uncheck it along with gridlines and your timeline has no lines on it at all.
  • Display a line on today's date draws a thick vertical line at today's date, which is useful on project planning timelines.

A timeline with a red vertical line running through today's date, labelled Vertical Date Line