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Timeline

Dates and durations in the document are marked in order on a strip.

Document: Wikipedia: Black hole; Wikipedia, "Black hole" (rev 1384668324); the product's writer chose the scenes, narrated in the Ada and Theo voices. Kind: dates and order of events; Timeline suits this kind. In the showcase video the Zıpır team chose the format.

Timeline across the eight document kinds

It suits 1 kind; for the other 7, another format works better. The sentence on a row that does not suit is the note the panel shows on that document.

Dates and order of eventssuitsConcepts and processesbetter: WhiteboardSteps and rulesbetter: Clay figuresNumbers and databetter: Summary presentationPlaces and layoutsbetter: Illustrated explainerParts and structurebetter: WhiteboardContracts and legislationbetter: Document walk-throughProducts and featuresbetter: Showcase

  1. Dates and order of events — suits

    a history text, a calendar, transition periods.

  2. Concepts and processes — does not suit

    “This document explains a concept; Timeline works better on documents with dates and durations. You can still continue.”

    Better for this kind: Whiteboard

  3. Steps and rules — does not suit

    “This document explains steps and rules; Timeline works better on documents with dates and durations. You can still continue.”

    Better for this kind: Clay figures

  4. Numbers and data — does not suit

    “This document explains numbers and data; Timeline works better on documents with dates and durations. You can still continue.”

    Better for this kind: Summary presentation

  5. Places and layouts — does not suit

    “This document explains places and layouts; Timeline works better on documents with dates and durations. You can still continue.”

    Better for this kind: Illustrated explainer

  6. Parts and structure — does not suit

    “This document explains the inner structure of something; Timeline works better on documents with dates and durations. You can still continue.”

    Better for this kind: Whiteboard

  7. Contracts and legislation — does not suit

    “This document is a text such as a contract or legislation; Timeline works better on documents with dates and durations. You can still continue.”

    Better for this kind: Document walk-through

  8. Products and features — does not suit

    “This document presents the features of a product; Timeline works better on documents with dates and durations. You can still continue.”

    Better for this kind: Showcase

Two rules hold in every format: every sentence on screen is a verbatim quote from your document, shown with its page and line; no video is produced until you approve the scene plan. See it in a video

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If you leave the format to Zıpır, it picks the one that suits your document. If you choose, no option is closed; if the document does not suit it, you see a short warning in the panel.

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