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TimeMap supports a variety of date formats when adding fact boxes to timelines.

TimeMap supports the following date formats:

•	Complete dates (8/1/00)

•	Dates and times (8/1/00 5:25 p.m.)

•	Partial dates and times (8/??/00 5:?? p.m.)

•	Date and time ranges (8/1/00 5:15 p.m. to 8/1/00 5:19 p.m.)

When you enter a date range, TimeMap's default behavior is to mark both the begin date and the end date on the time scale.

When entering dates, consider the following:

•	Type in the known portions of the fact date.

Example: 99 or 3/99 are both valid data entries

•	Depending on the Date Format setting, TimeMap will automatically provide the day of the week.

•	Use mathematical symbols to further define your date entry.

Date status options are:

~ Around

< Before

=< On or Before

= On

=> On or After

> After

•	TimeMap takes date status into account when you use its Auto-Arrange feature.

Example: A fact box dated <08/02/99 is stacked above one dated 08/02/99.

When entering times, consider the following:

•	Type in the known portions of the fact date, including the time.

Example: 3/15/00 6:30 p.m.

•	Set the Date Format setting to either 12-hour or 24-hour (i.e., military time) time displays.

•	Enter just the hour and minutes, or add time down to the second.

•	Substitute question marks for any uncertain portion of the time

Example: 3/15/00 6:?? p.m.

•	Use mathematical symbols to further define your time knowledge.

Time status options are:

~ Around

< Before

=< At or Before

= At

=> At or After

> After

•	TimeMap takes time status into account when you use its Auto-Arrange feature.

Example: A fact box with a date of 01/02/00 < 5:15 p.m. is stacked above one dated 01/02/00 > 5:15 p.m.

•	Type in alternate date text for individual fact boxes. See Customizing date display.

When entering a date/time range, consider the following:

•	Enter just a date range.

Example: 3/15/00 to 4/12/00

•	Enter a range of both date and time

Example: 3/15/00 5:15 a.m. to 3/16/00 2:14 p.m.

You must enter the date twice even if the times are on the same day.

•	Use either "to" or "-" to separate the beginning date from the ending date.

•	By default TimeMap marks both the beginning and ending date.

If you want to display a date range in your fact box and have TimeMap only mark the beginning date, clear the Draw Date Range check box in the Fact Box Properties dialog box.

1.	On the Box Tools Format ribbon, click Fact Date, and then click Style to open the Format Fact Date Style dialog box.

2.	In the Date & Time Format area, select the following format settings: Date, Date Delimiter, Time, and Time Delimiter.

3.	In the Display Options area, select the options you want to use: Year, Month, Day, Century, Day of Week, Hours, Minutes, Seconds.

4.	Click OK to save your settings.

Once your date format and display settings are selected, you can still make additional text customizations in a fact box. For example, you might have your date format set to the original date below and want to edit the date display to the modified date below as well as a line drop to the date scale for September 15, 2008.

Original date: September 15, 2008

Modified date: Mid-September 2008

1.	Double-click on a fact box in the timeline.

2.	In the Fact Box Properties dialog box, click the Display Options tab.

3.	In the Alternative Date Text area, select the Replace the date section of the Fact Box with the following text check box.

4.	In the Line 1 field, type in the date you want to display on the top row: Mid-September.

5.	In the Line 2 field, type in the date you want to display on the second row: 9/15/2008.

6.	Click OK to save the changes.

The alternative date text now displays in the fact box.

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Changing date fonts in fact boxes

Changing date alignment in fact boxes

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