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How to Create a Chronology - The Basics

A step-by-step guide to creating, editing, and exporting a custom Chronology using uploaded files and automatic event extraction.

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  1. Click Create a Chronology to begin building your Chronology.

     

    Building a Chronology using Magic Timeline

  2. You can create a chronology automatically with Magic Timeline or build it manually by adding each event yourself. Select Magic Timeline to create your chronology automatically.

  3. You can upload new files, select from your existing documents, or use a combination of both.


  4. To upload new files, click Add Files and select the files from your computer, or drag and drop them into the upload box.

  5. To use existing documents from your workspace, click Existing Documents and select the files you would like to include.

  6. Enter a Name for your Chronology.

  7. Enter a Description. Provide a clear description that tells the AI what to look for. This helps guide the AI in identifying the relevant events from your documents.

  8. Click Import. The system will begin importing your documents

  9. Once the import is complete, click Go to Chronology.

  10. A progress bar will appear while events are being extracted. This may take some time depending on the number of documents. You can leave the process running and return to it later.


  11. Once event extraction is complete, the system will open your Chronology. You can review, add, or remove events as needed.

     


    Building a Chronology Manually

  12. Click Create my own to create a chronology manually.

  13. Enter a title for your chronology and press Enter.

    Uploading Documents

  14. Click the Add Entry button and select Upload and select events from a new document.




  15. Upload your files by dragging and dropping them into the upload window or clicking Browse Files to locate them on your computer.

  16. Once the upload is complete, click X to close the upload modal.

  17. Once uploaded, your documents will be processed automatically. Click X to return to your chronology.

    Event Entries

  18. Click Add Entry and select Blank Event.

  19. Enter the date and time, a clear description of the event, and the source reference in the field.

    Paragraph Entries

  20. Click Add Entry and select Blank Paragraph.

  21. Enter your description and source refernce in the entry field. A paragraph is used to add extra narrative or explanations and does not include a date.

  22. Use the toolbar to indent or format the text as needed.

    Events Library

  23. Click Filter and add from AI-extracted events to open the Events Library. The Events Library is a collection of AI-extracted event entries you can add to your chronology.

  24. The Events Explorer modal will open with automatically extracted events. The events will appear as they are processed. You can filter the events by Documents, Time, Entities, Topics, Concept or Theme.

  25. Select relevant events and click Add Selection to Chronology to add them into your chronology.


  26. Click X to close the Events Library.

    Adding Events from Documents

  27. Click the Add Entry button and select Select Events from a document (AI-Identified or manually selected).

  28. Open the relevant document and click the + sign next to the highlighted section that you would like to add to your Chronology.

  29. The system will automatically extract the event from the section and add it to your chronology. You can continue adding more events and click X to close the document viewer when finished.

  30. Click Sort Chronologically to arrange entries by date.

  31. Review your entries. Use the trash icon to remove entries.

    Export

  32. Click Export to begin exporting your chronology.

  33. Customise your export settings, then click Export when ready.

  34. The system will build your chronology. Once the export is ready, click Download Chronology to download it to your computer.