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# Timeline view

> Visualize your work as a timeline to plan phases, spot overlaps, and keep projects on schedule.

Timeline view displays tasks as horizontal bars along a time axis, so you can see how work is scheduled, how phases overlap, and whether your team is over-loaded or under-loaded at any point in the project.

## 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

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create or open a view">
    Go to **Views** and create a new view, or open an existing one. Select
    **Timeline** as the view type.
  </Step>

  <Step title="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.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Switch between week and month">
    Use the period selector in the top-right to toggle between **Week** (a
    focused 7-day view) and **Month** (the full month, horizontally scrollable).
  </Step>
</Steps>

## 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.