# Timeline View Settings

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## Content

Through the Timeline View setting of the Visual Style dialog box, you can set the properties related to timeline, background and appearance.

The following properties are available through the Timeline View node:

![](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/675b9aff-7616-4324-81ac-58e410fb9531/images/timeline-view.png)

The following properties are available through the **Time Ruler** setting:

| Tab | Property | Description |
| --- | -------- | ----------- |
| @rows=4:**Time Line View** | Date font | Sets the font for date. |
| Date format | Sets the format for date. |
| Time font | Sets the font for time. |
| Time format | Sets the format for the time. |
| @rows=5:**Appearance** | Text color | Sets the text color for the time ruler. |
| Padding | Sets the padding around the time text. |
| Border | Sets the border width for the time ruler. |
| Border color | Sets the border color for the time ruler. |
| Alignment | Sets the alignment for the time ruler text. |
| @rows=6:**Background** | Background color | Sets the background color for the time ruler. |
| Gradient color | Sets the background gradient color. |
| Gradient | Sets the background gradient mode. |
| Gradient center | Sets the center of the gradient background. |
| Gradient blend | Sets the Drawing.Drawing2D.Blend used to paint the background gradient. |
| Image | Sets the background image. |

The **Timeline View** node provides the **Time Ruler** and **Current Time** nodes just like the Day View node.

![](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/675b9aff-7616-4324-81ac-58e410fb9531/images/timeruler-currenttime-node.png)