When to use timeline view
- Project planning: lay out all tasks from start to finish to see the full schedule at a glance
- Phase management: check that phases are sequenced correctly and dependencies are realistic
- Stakeholder updates: share a visual snapshot of the project schedule with leadership or clients
- Workload review: spot peaks where too many tasks overlap and redistribute work before the bottleneck hits
Get started
Create or open a view
Go to Views and create a new view, or open an existing one. Select
Timeline as the view type.
Make sure tasks have both a start date and a due date
Tasks without both dates are excluded from the timeline. Open any task and
set its start and due dates before expecting it to appear.
Google Calendar integration
If you connect your Google Calendar account, your Google Calendar events appear as bars on the timeline alongside your Arca tasks. This lets you see meetings and scheduled work in the same place and spot conflicts at a glance. To connect, go to Settings → Integrations → Google Calendar and follow the authorization steps. Once connected, events are shown automatically in every timeline view.Adjust task dates on the timeline
- Drag a task bar left or right to shift its entire date range.
- Drag the left or right edge of a bar to change just the start or due date.
Display settings
The sliders icon in the top-right opens a settings menu with three options:- Task Color: color task bars by their status color, by priority color, or use no color at all.
- Display: choose between Show assignees (avatar shown inside each bar) or Title only.
- Show Completed: show or hide tasks that have reached a completed status.