How to limit the timeline to a fixed date range

By default, Timeline View will scroll infinitely in both directions, allowing you to navigate to any point in time to add events.

You can choose to limit the scroll range of your timeline by adjusting the Date Range:

  • Date Range From determines the earliest date your timeline will scroll to
  • Date Range To determines the latest date your timeline will scroll to
  • You can choose to set zero, one, or both of these values: any value you don't set will default to infinite scrolling in that direction.

Date limits apply to the entire timeline, not individual views.

Note: If any items added to your timeline fall outside of the date range specified, the timeline scrolling will automatically expand to reach those items.

Instructions to limit your timeline range are given below for each platform.

Desktop

  1. Make sure a Timeline View is the Active View
  2. In the footer, identify the Date Range control immediately to the left of the zoom settings:
    • If no zoom limits are set, this will say Infinite Scroll
    • Otherwise, it will show a date range
  3. Click on the disclosure arrow next to the Date Range control to open a date range popover
  4. Enter each date as required to limit scrolling, or erase them to return them to infinite scrolling in that direction
  5. Click Limit to existing items to automatically set the date range based on the items that are currently in your timeline.   

iPad

  1. Make sure a Timeline View is the Active View
  2. In the Sidebar, tap on the View Settings icon ( )
  3. In the View Settings panel, scroll down until Date Range From and Date Range To are visible
  4. Enter each date as required to limit scrolling, or erase them to return them to infinite scrolling in that direction

iPhone

  1. Make sure a Timeline View is the Active View
  2. In the Toolbar, tap on the Overflow icon () and then select View Settings from the menu
  3. In the View Settings panel, scroll down until Date Range From and Date Range To are visible
  4. Enter each date as required to limit scrolling, or erase them to return them to infinite scrolling in that direction