# Chrono Timeline please **URL:** \ **Category:** RootsMagic\ **Tags:** feature-request\ **Created:** [June 2, 2025, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/chrono-timeline-please/13944 "2025-06-02T13:25:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kerryjoyk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@kerryjoyk](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/kerryjoyk)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/chrono-timeline-please/13944/1 "2025-06-02T13:25:06Z")
Are there any plans to bring back the chrono timeline as was in Roots Magic 7? It was such a handy visual tool, and I really miss it! ---
**Author:** ![thejerrybryan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.rootsmagic.com/thejerrybryan/32/404_2.png) [@thejerrybryan](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/thejerrybryan)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 2:30pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/chrono-timeline-please/13944/2 "2025-06-02T14:30:00Z")
If this is the chrono timeline you are talking about in RM7, it’s still there in RM8/9/10. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/rootsmagic/original/2X/1/11d09c42aa6643957ac8f11e9716dd0072f467da.png) You just need to turn it on in RM8/9/10. The feature may be found in RM8/9/10 within the Edit Person Screen. Turning it on in RM8/9/10 is a two step process. First of all, you need to enable the Show Relative Events option, which is a checkbox in the Edit Person screen. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/rootsmagic/original/2X/e/e477a3d456a69fff325bc70136dd5ffecab87d0a.png) Then you you need to tell RM8/9/10 which Relative Events you wish to see. You start by clicking the 3 Dots icon. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/rootsmagic/original/2X/1/108e805d2a3a7b0d4ed87725f7654d6603bd5731.png) Then, click on Options and set the options for Relative events the way you want them. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/rootsmagic/original/2X/d/d54b27b42bee7c5c1f262a5796e286ce8afc4c22.png) ---
**Author:** ![kerryjoyk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@kerryjoyk](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/kerryjoyk)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 3:07am UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/chrono-timeline-please/13944/3 "2025-06-03T03:07:00Z")
HI, thanks for responding. This is the timeline I am referring to. It is found in RootsMagic 7 menu, \*reports, \*charts, \*timeline. It was extremely helpful, and at times I reload my database back into RM7 just to get the visual timeline. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/rootsmagic/original/2X/a/a72f5fd625c98843db853214b7fddaf91de53bbe.png) ---
**Author:** ![thejerrybryan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.rootsmagic.com/thejerrybryan/32/404_2.png) [@thejerrybryan](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/thejerrybryan)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/chrono-timeline-please/13944/4 "2025-06-03T13:05:08Z")
Aha! Hopefully, Renee can pass this request along to the developers. ---
**Author:** ![rzamor1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.rootsmagic.com/rzamor1/32/8_2.png) [@rzamor1](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/rzamor1)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 7:45pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/chrono-timeline-please/13944/5 "2025-06-03T19:45:18Z")
Confirming request has been reported to development. ---
**Author:** ![markwhidby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@markwhidby](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/markwhidby)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2025, 2:12pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/chrono-timeline-please/13944/6 "2025-06-09T14:12:39Z")
This would be great to have in RM. I basically created the same view in Excel but it involves querying the RM database to get the info. Fine as a hacky solution, but it would be much more useful in RM. ---
**Author:** ![GaryStanfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/77aa72/32.png) [@GaryStanfield](https://community.rootsmagic.com/u/GaryStanfield)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2025, 11:43pm UTC](https://community.rootsmagic.com/t/chrono-timeline-please/13944/7 "2025-07-05T23:43:02Z")
I just spent several hours trying to find an easy way to recreate this chart despite being almost certain it was in RM. I guess I can still go back to RM7 when I need to. I agree that it is a very useful visual. Thank you for your inquiry. It would be especially nice if the powers that be decide to give it back to us.