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Format Notes

All notes support Markdown formatting options.

Examples

Italics

For italics you can use either underscores or single asterisks:

Preceden _is_ a timeline maker
Preceden *is* a timeline maker

Preceden is a timeline maker.

Bold

For bold use two asterisks:

Preceden is a **timeline maker**

Preceden is a timeline maker.

Unordered Lists

Preceden lets you:

* Add images
* Use Markdown
* Share with others

Preceden lets you:

  • Add images
  • Use Markdown
  • Share with others

Ordered Lists

Preceden lets you:

1. Add images
2. Use Markdown
3. Share with others

Preceden lets you:

  1. Add images
  2. Use Markdown
  3. Share with others

Headings

# Large Text

## Medium Text

### Small Text

Links

[Preceden Timeline Maker](https://www.preceden.com)

Preceden Timeline Maker

Line Breaks

Each line you type shows on its own line. Leave a blank line between paragraphs to add space between them:

First line
Second line

A new paragraph

Tables

| Year | Event |
|------|-------|
| 1776 | Declaration of Independence |
| 1787 | Constitution signed |
Year Event
1776 Declaration of Independence
1787 Constitution signed

Superscript

For superscript, put a caret before the text:

The 19^th century

The 19th century.

FAQs

Where do notes appear?

It depends on what the note belongs to:

  • Event notes show in the popup when you hover over an event and in the list of events below your timeline. To show them on the timeline itself as well, click Appearance, open Content Visibility and check Notes under Display on Timeline. Unchecking Notes under Display in Popup & Event List hides them from the popup and the list.
  • Layer notes show under the layer's name in the list below your timeline and, by default, in a popup when you hover over the layer's name. See Add a Layer.
  • Timeline notes show between the timeline's name and the timeline itself, both on screen and in PDF exports. On screen, long notes are shortened with a Show More link.

Can I use HTML in notes?

No. HTML tags show up as plain text, so <b>bold</b> appears exactly as you typed it. Use the Markdown options above instead.

Can I strike through, highlight, or underline text?

No. Strikethrough (~~text~~) and highlighting (==text==) aren't supported and appear exactly as you typed them. Two underscores on each side (__text__) make text bold, not underlined.

Can I start a numbered list at something other than 1?

Say you enter notes like this:

5. Fifth bullet
6. Sixth bullet
7. Seventh bullet

Markdown will automatically renumber the list from 1 when Preceden displays it:

  1. Fifth bullet
  2. Sixth bullet
  3. Seventh bullet

Place a backslash before each period, which keeps Markdown from reading the line as a list:

5\. Fifth bullet
6\. Sixth bullet
7\. Seventh bullet

Markdown will then correctly show it with numbers 5-7.

Is there a limit to how long a note can be?

Yes, and it depends on what the note belongs to:

  • Event notes: 10,000 characters
  • Timeline notes: 5,000 characters
  • Layer notes: 1,000 characters

The editor enforces these while you type rather than warning you afterwards. Once a notes field reaches its limit it simply stops accepting characters, and pasting in something longer keeps the beginning and drops the rest without saying so. If you paste a long note, it is worth scrolling to the end to check that all of it arrived.

Notes that reach Preceden another way are checked when they are saved instead. A spreadsheet import carrying a note that is too long fails that row with Notes is too long (max is 10000 characters), and the message names the row, so you can shorten it and import the file again.

Names have their own limits: 255 characters for a timeline name and 100 for a layer name. Those are enforced the same way, as you type. Event names are also capped at 100 characters, but that field lets you type past the limit and asks you to shorten the name before the event will save. See Add or Update Timeline Event for details.

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