Bar Content Layout Settings

Your timeline's Bar Content Layout determines how an event's name and details are positioned relative to its bar.

You can adjust this setting by clicking the  Appearance button above your timeline, drilling into the Events section, then choosing a Bar Content Layout option.

A quick note on terminology:

• A bar is an event with both a start and end date
• An instant is an event with only a start date
• An event's details are its dates, duration, and % complete. You can control which of these are displayed on your timeline in the Content Visibility appearance settings

Bar Content Layout options

There are 5 options to choose from:

Automatic

With this layout, Preceden will:

1. Try placing the name in the bar with the details to the right of the name (example: Website Development)
2. If the details don't fit to the right of the name, try placing the name inside the bar with the details below the name (example: Final Changes)
3. Otherwise, place the name to the right of the bar with the details below the name (example: Employee Video Profile)

This is the default layout for new timelines.

Name and details inside

With this layout, Preceden will:

1. Try placing the name in the bar with the details to the right of the name (example: Website Development)
2. Otherwise, place the name in the bar with the details below the name. If the name or details don't fit inside the bar, they are shortened using an ellipsis (example: Employee Video Profile, Final Changes)

Name and details right

With this layout, Preceden always places the name to the right of the bar and always places the details below the name.

Name inside, details right

With this layout, Preceden always places the name inside the bar (shortening it using an ellipsis if needed) and always places the details to the right of the bar.

Name inside, details below

With this layout, Preceden always places the name inside the bar (shortening it using an ellipsis if needed) and always places the details below the bar.

How to choose

Here are some general guidelines to help you choose which option to use:

• If you want to ensure the full event name and details are always displayed in full on your timeline (and never shortened using an ellipsis), use Automatic or Name and details right.
• If you want the layout to be consistent with instants (which always have the name to the right of the icon), use Name and details right.
• If you reposition events on your timeline by dragging them up and down and it's important to have events side by side, use Name and details inside which will ensure that two bars can always be placed side by side, assuming no overlap with their dates.