Hate making timelines for PowerPoint? A standardised format makes it a breeze...

Crafting a timeline in PowerPoint is painful. Understanding the strength of a standardised tool can be a game-changer. The key to  fast timeline production is a consistent, professional-grade timeline format.

Lets look at the pros and cons of a standardised timeline format

Pros

1. **Simplification:** A standardised timeline simplifies usage, creating less room for error. Users can focus on inputting their data, rather than worrying about style and design.

2. **Consistency:** Standardised timelines always adhere to high-quality design principles. This brings a professional, uniform look across all presentations irrespective of who is creating them.

3. **Interoperability:** Standardised timelines allow for seamless integration between different platforms and systems, enhancing efficiency and productivity.

Cons

1. **Flexibility:** Although standardisation might seem to limit customisation, a well-designed standardised tool would still offer various options for personalisation. Users can tweak the standardised format to fit their specific needs while still enjoying the advantages of the standard structure.

2. **Complexity Management:** Concerns about standardised timelines not catering to complex information can be addressed by addressing the problem across multiple layers of data. It's not a matter of standardisation interfering with complexity, but rather how you reflect complexity with enough simplicity that people can grasp it layer by layer

3. **Creativity:** Regarding creativity, standardisation doesn't mean limitation. It sets up a design framework to work within, fostering elegance within the constraints. Using a standard template saves time on design and layout, enabling users to direct their creative efforts towards the more important task of story telling through content and presentation.

WideCharts is a standardised timeline format - ideal for making timelines for PowerPoint, KeyNote and Google slides. Try it free at https://app.widecharts.com/account/create