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# Timeline

An in-depth guide on how to use the **Timeline**:

1. To enable the timeline do the following:

![Timeline settings](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8b5ec43d2a95a000/image_qe9eun.png)

2. After clicking the cogwheel icon another menu will appear:

![Toggle timeline](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8b5ec43d2a95a000/image_1wkf351.png)

* Here you will see 2 types of settings. Timeline controls, where you can choose between **Mid Timeline**, **Full Timeline** or **Hide**. You are also presented with an option to enable or disable **snapping**.

Above it you can also change the **video options quality** in case of lagging.

3. After choosing the type of toggle the timeline will open (In my case I selected **Mid Timeline**):

![Timeline](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8b5ec43d2a95a000/image_1t54vsg.png)

4. The timeline is here to help you with editing process by making it more transparent, grouped and easier to pilot:

![TimelineEdit](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8b5ec43d2a95a000/image_1biyaao.png)

By clicking on any of the segments in the timeline, it will open the corresponding window, as examples follow:

* Top bar (**SUBTITLES**):

![Subtitles](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8b5ec43d2a95a000/image_y1n2f0.png)

By clicking on the subtitle segment "The tiger, Panthera" - a new section appears that lets you edit the subtitles:

![SubtitlesEdit](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8b5ec43d2a95a000/image_uu1uif.png)

Here you can then edit the text the same way you would in the **Subtitles** tab.

*  Middle bar (**FOOTAGES**):

![Footages](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8b5ec43d2a95a000/image_1dprh7b.png)

By clicking on the first footage - a new section appears that lets you edit the selected footage.

![FootagesEdit](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8b5ec43d2a95a000/image_15e0v3t.png)

Here you can then edit the footage the same way you would in the **Footages** tab.

*  Bottom bar (**SPEECH**):

![Speech](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8b5ec43d2a95a000/image_1hi30c4.png)

By clicking on the speech segment - a new section appears that lets you edit the selected speech.

![SpeechEdit](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8b5ec43d2a95a000/image_1kbvb2v.png)

Here you can then edit the footage the same way you would in the **Speech** tab.




This concludes the guide & features for the **TIMELINE**. For other guides & features make sure to check other articles!