Large Print timeline template for PowerPoint
Extra-large bold text, big bars and markers, solid lines and a legend. Readable from the back of the room.
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, use 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
Low-vision readers, large rooms and printed handouts.
How to make it in PMO Pilot
- Keep the plan to about 8 items so the large type fits.
- Pick Large Print — bold 15 pt text, large bars and a legend.
- Print a test page before the meeting.
Best for
Low-vision readers, Large rooms, Printed handouts.
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Column names are matched as each tool exports them: no mapping step.
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