Actually I think the closest Microsoft application to what is being asked for isn't Visio, but rather Microsoft Project. (Project-management software.) I dabbled using MS Project a few years ago; I found it fairly klutzy and non-intuitive but once one got to learn it, it certainly did what it was supposed to, and it definitely would be an application to use to prepare timelines. I'm assuming that there isn't anything in OOo that is remotely close to serving that function, but I may be mistaken. In a message dated 1/17/2006 11:52:03 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I think he is referring to the ability to create what is basically a flow chart. E.g. plan a wedding and create a chart showing the timeline of events leading up to the wedding. Probably the closest would be something similar to Visio, though MSO had some tools available to create basic graphics of a timeline. I have seen people prepare timelines using a spreadsheet - very labor intensive, but it could work. Jeff Causey
