Template:Horizontal timeline
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[edit] Template documentation
This is a mix-and-match template allowing you to create a horizontal, page-width timeline. It's simplest to access it by typing {{include timeline}} into an article, clicking preview, and following the links that appear.
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[edit] Rows
Rows are provided by a series of templates, and it's easy to adapt your own. You can use:
- {{timeline row}} to draw labelled bars
- {{scale row}} for scale markers
- {{note row}} to add notes
[edit] Parameters
{{Horizontal timeline |title= |title-colour= |collapsible= |link-to= (Use {{subst:PAGENAMEE}} [sic] on a subpage; leave blank if embedded in an article) |caption= |margin= |Row1= |Row2= |… }}
[edit] Example
See the What links here list for pages using this template. Here's one crude example:
Major events
Neoproterozoic
Palæozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
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Millions of years before present