How to use MissionSlider
MissionSlider is a timeline of your life. Where a calendar shows what is coming next, this shows what you have done: from November 15 to November 30 you worked on such and such.
Open the timelineMark a period
Drag across a row, then type what it was. Press Enter to keep it, or Escape to take it back. Periods can overlap across rows, which suits things that ran side by side, but not within one row.
Add and remove rows
Use the Rows control to add rows, up to twelve, or hover a row and press its × to remove it. Removing a row never deletes anything: its missions are hidden and stay saved. A button shows how many are hidden, and adding a row or finding one of those missions brings them back.
Move through time
Scroll to zoom around your pointer. The dates under the slider move from years to months to days as you go, with dots marking the time in between. To travel, drag the dates, scroll sideways, or hold Space and drag. Now brings you back to the red line, and All fits every mission on screen.
Precision follows your zoom
Dragging snaps to days when you are close enough to aim at a day, and to months or years when you are further out. For an exact date, click a mission and type it.
Keyboard and mouse
| Do this | To |
|---|---|
| Click a mission | Edit its title, dates, row, color and notes |
| Drag a mission or its edges | Move or resize it |
| Right-click a mission | Delete it |
| Ctrl/Cmd + Z, Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + Z | Undo and redo |
| Ctrl/Cmd + C, then V | Copy the mission under the pointer and paste it |
| / or Ctrl/Cmd + K | Find a mission |
| + and −, arrow keys | Zoom and move through time |
| T, A, N | Go to now, show all, new mission |
| Tab to a mission, then arrows | Move it; Shift + arrows resizes, Enter edits, Delete removes |
| ? | Show these shortcuts |
On a phone
Drag to move through time and pinch to zoom. Press and hold a mission to pick it up, tap it to edit, and use the + button to add one. You can install MissionSlider to your home screen from your browser's menu.
Where it is saved
Your timeline saves in your browser immediately and works offline. Sign in with Google to keep it in sync across your devices. Use Backup at the bottom of the page to save a copy as a file at any time. See the privacy page for details.