Print & Accessible timeline template for PowerPoint
Color-blind-safe palette, larger bold text, solid lines, legend. Prints well in grayscale.
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
Handouts and audiences that include color-blind viewers.
How to make it in PMO Pilot
- Pick Print & Accessible — color-blind-safe palette and larger text.
- Keep the Legend on so color is never the only cue.
- Print a test page in grayscale before the meeting.
Best for
Handouts, Color-blind viewers, Accessibility reviews.
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Column names are matched as each tool exports them: no mapping step.
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