Find an Item on the Timeline

Using the Find button, you can locate specific names and events on the Timeline. The item is added to the display on the Timeline if it is not currently shown. If necessary, an additional region is added to the Timeline to accommodate display of that item. In this case, an asterisk (*) also appears beside the Region Layer on the pop-up menu.

Found items are highlighted on the Timeline for easy identification. Once you have finished looking for specific names or events, you can remove the highlight from one or all of items you found.

  1. Click Find on the Timeline tab. The Find Name on Timeline dialog box appears.

  2. Enter a name in the Go to box, or select a name from the list.
  3. You can limit the items available in this list via the Show on list options (right side).
  4. To select contiguous items, click on a name, hold Shift, and click on another name. The first and last items selected are highlighted, and everything in between.
  5. To select non-contiguous items, click on a name, hold Ctrl+ and select one or more names. Every selected item is highlighted.
  6. Click OK. The Timeline scrolls and zooms to center on the name.
  7. The item name is displayed in the Extra Items style. To change display of these "extra" items, on the Display menu choose Set Timeline Display.
  8. Repeat these steps to find additional items on the Timeline.
  9. You can also double-click a name in the list to find it on the Timeline.

Items on the Timeline can also be highlighted in the following ways:

  • When amplifying to the Timeline from a selected name in a Text or Tool, that name is also highlighted on the Timeline with the Extra Item style.
  • To simply highlight items displayed on the Timeline, press Shift and click the item.

Once you have added or found names you can remove the highlight from one item, or all items.

To remove the highlight from one item on the Timeline, select the item and press Delete.

To remove all highlights at once, on the Items pop-up menu choose Clear Extra Items.

You can create a Custom List based on all highlighted items on the Timeline.

  1. Highlight items on the map, as detailed above (via amplifyClosed To select words or a reference and search for the selection in the text or tool of your choice. You can select the resource in the Library or Amplify menus. A triple-click is a shortcut which amplifies to the top tool of the relevant category. to Timeline, Find, or manually).
  2. On the Items pop-up menu, choose Convert Items to Custom List. The Custom List dialog box appears.
  3. All items highlighted in the Extra Items style are selected. If desired, add more items to the Custom List. When done, click OK in the Custom List dialog box.