When displaying a Timeline widget which covers a long period of time and therefore requires scrolling, it is possible to specify which part of the timeline is displayed when the chart is first displayed. The user can scroll the chart to whichever part of the Timeline they would like to see.
In the Display settings for a Timeline widget, there is an option to set the Initial Display Point, this allows either a specific date to be chosen or a token e.g. #TODAY#.
With the initial display point set to #TODAY# the Timeline chart is automatically scrolled to show today’s date in the current view.
In the example below a date marker of Today has been used to indicate this more clearly.
If no initial display point is set, the chart will be scrolled to its earliest date.
