OpenOffice: Create a timeline - how it works

In this guide, we explain step by step how to create a timeline in OpenOffice.

Create timeline in OpenOffice Draw

You can insert a timeline in OpenOffice Draw and then in OpenOffice Writer:

1. Open a new page in OpenOffice Draw.
2. Then click the arrow button and drag a long arrow from left to right in the document.
3. Next, you need to insert individual sections on your timeline. This works with the line button.
4. First insert a line on the timeline and then copy it with the key combination [Ctrl] + [C].
5. With [Ctrl] + [V] you can insert the line as often as you like and position it exactly with the arrow keys.
6. With the button "T" you can optionally add a text, for example years for the sections on the timeline.
7. You can now save the finished timeline as a PNG file via "File"> "Export".
8. In OpenOffice Writer, click "Insert"> "Image"> "From file" and select the timeline you just created.