Classic timeline template for PowerPoint
The default look: clean bars, labels above, month scale.
Download (.pptx, 15 KB) Fill it from your notes in PowerPoint
The download is the slide above, made of native PowerPoint shapes you can edit. No sign-up. To draw it from your own dates in the browser, open this look in the free timeline maker. PMO Pilot, the PowerPoint add-in, fills it from notes or a spreadsheet and is free to install.
When to use it
A safe default for any project update when you don't know the audience yet.
How to make it in PMO Pilot
- Create the timeline from notes or a spreadsheet.
- Pick Classic, then adjust Timescale & dates if the range looks tight.
- Add relationships in Edit → Open editor (Relationship column) and the arrows are drawn for you.
Tip: Start here, then try the Suggested filter — the previews use your own data.
Best for
Project managers, Everyone.
Bring your data from…
- ExcelExcel to PowerPoint timeline
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- SmartsheetSmartsheet to PowerPoint timeline with baselines and dependencies
- AsanaAsana to PowerPoint timeline
Column names are matched as each tool exports them: no mapping step.