Customizing TimeMap options

General

Select/clear whether to always create backups of timelines.

See Backing up timelines.

Press the Clear Recent Visual Lists button to remove timelines and templates from displaying.

See About the Getting Started pane.

Defaults

Edit TimeMap defaults settings for date formats, fact boxes, file viewers, fonts, orientation, page setup, picture, scale break, text boxes, and views.

Auto-Arrange

Select/clear Auto-Arrange and Auto-Stack settings and parameters.

See Using the Auto-Arrange feature and Using the Auto-Stack feature.

File Locations

Change the file locations used when opening TimeMap.

See Adding linked files.

Reference the directory location of timeline visuals, templates, import files, linked files, clip art pictures, graphics, and PDFs.

Linked Files

Select/clear whether to shows the Linked File indicator (paperclip icon) in Full or Non-Full Screen mode, and adjust the display delay in milliseconds.

See Working in full-screen presentation mode.

Spelling

Change how TimeMap corrects and formats text and updates the dictionaries.

See Using spelling tools.

Print & PDF

Select/clear printer options for normal page break mode.

Select/clear Print to PDF options.

See Printing and saving timelines to PDF.

Select the Facts Overlapping Page Breaks setting.

Choose whether to use the visual's page break mode, always use repeat page break mode or never use repeat page break mode.

Send to PowerPoint

Select/clear to create hyperlinks in slides to Windows Files linked files.

See Send to PowerPoint.

Select the One Slide per Fact options for past and future facts, and adjust transparency settings.

Select the One Slide per Page Facts Overlapping Page Breaks setting.

See Managing overlapping fact boxes.

Send to Sanction

Choose One Page per Fact options.

Send to Plug Ins

View and manage Plug-In options for TimeMap.

See Send to PowerPoint, Send to Sanction, and Send to CaseMap.

Select the Separate Pages Facts Overlapping Page Breaks setting.

Choose whether to use the visual's page break mode, always use repeat page break mode or never use repeat page break mode.

User Information

Enter your user name and organization.

Accessibility

Select/clear Accessibility options for TimeMap.

See Changing accessibility options.