1. Making Interactive Timelines using MS PowerPoint
Mr. Z

2. How To DO IT!!!!!! Make Slides: Title Slide Intro Slide
Timeline Slide (Dates and ONE tiny pic per date – NO DATA!!!!)
1 Information Slide Per Date
Go back to timeline slide.
Select the first date
From the menu, select “insert”. From the “links” column, select “action”. Then select “hyperlink to” and from the dropdown select “slide …”. Put in the slide number of the information slide that goes with that date.
Continue for each date.
Go back to each information slide. Select the picture, then follow the directions above to create a link back to the timeline slide.
When you are finished make sure everything works! Then go to each information slide in turn, select “slide show” and then “hide slide”.

3. Timeline of DNA Discovery
1869
1929
1947 (a)
1952
1962
1947 (b)
1953 (b)
Click on each date to see what happened then