If you haven't done so already, download the free trial version of RFFlow. Once it is installed, you can open the samples on this page directly in RFFlow by double-clicking the links to the right of each picture. From there you can zoom in, edit, and print the sample chart. (Users of Netscape Navigator 6 should right-click on the file and select Save Link As...)

To open the Timelines stencil, click the More Shapes button in RFFlow, Timelines, and Add Stencil.

Download timeline_greece.flo (12 KB)

Download timeline_composers.flo (10 KB)

This biographical history timeline shows how the lives of several famous 19th century composers overlapped.

Download timeline_soviet.flo (14 KB)

This timeline shows the leaders of the Soviet Union and when they ruled starting with Kerensky, the head of the Provisional Government, and ending with Gorbachev in 1991 when the Russian Republic was formed.

Download timeline_event_matrix.flo (11 KB)

This timeline shows the events that happened in a criminal activity and when they happened.

See the tutorial How to Draw a Timeline (Event Matrix).