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title: Add a Timeline of Events
description: "Adding a timeline of events, whether it’s time, date, month, or a combination, provides additional detail to each element in Incident Insight.  **Step 1: Double-click on an element. On the Element Description Box, add a Timestamp.![](https://incident-insight.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Add-a-Timeline-of-Events.png)** Once added, the new…"
url: "https://incident-insight.com/docs/add-a-timeline-of-events/"
updated: "2025-07-10"
category: "How-to Guides"
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# Add a Timeline of Events

Adding a timeline of events, whether it’s time, date, month, or a combination, provides additional detail to each element in Incident Insight. 

**Step 1: Double-click on an element. On the Element Description Box, add a Timestamp.![](https://incident-insight.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Add-a-Timeline-of-Events.png)**

Once added, the new timestamp will appear above the element. ![](https://incident-insight.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Add-a-Timeline-of-Events-2.png)