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As you can see there are two kinds of events:  
As you can see there are two kinds of events:  
:continuous, represented by horizontal bars;  
:time intervals, represented by horizontal bars;  
:and momentary events, represented by cards, connected to the timeline with a line.
:and instantaneous events, represented by cards, connected to the timeline with a line.


There are 7 data fields for each event:
There are 7 data fields for each event:
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Let’s go through all of the data fields one by one.
Let’s go through all of the data fields one by one.


''Visible text'' - for continuous events try to put short titles here, not whole sentences. You can use ''Comment'' field to put longer text there.  
''Visible text'' - for time intervals try to put short titles here, not whole sentences. You can use ''Comment'' field to put longer text there.  
For momentary events the text can be longer, but don’t put entire articles there. One or two sentences should suffice.
For instantaneous events the text can be longer, but don’t put entire articles there. One or two sentences should suffice.
In the cards you can use some of the features of Wikipedia’s wikitext. For example, to add a link, use double brackets.  
In the cards you can use some of the features of Wikipedia’s wikitext. For example, to add a link, use double brackets.  
If you want the link title to be different from the page name, specify it after vertical line.
If you want the link title to be different from the page name, specify it after vertical line.

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