TimeStory was designed to make edits simple and direct; for example, you change an event’s dates or placement just by dragging it. But when you’re presenting a timeline, you don’t want to accidentally make edits. And even when editing a timeline, you’ll often have parts of the timeline which are “done”, where you don’t want a mistaken click or drag to change anything, even while you’re changing other parts.
To prevent edits anywhere in your document, just switch to View Mode. For a more targeted and persistent approach, you can lock specific events.
Locking Events
A locked event can’t be moved by dragging it directly. You can still edit its dates in the Inspector, it can still be moved by Arrange Events, and it’s still subject to things like updating from a CSV import, but these actions require a lot more intent and can’t happen accidentally.
You can lock one or more events by selecting them and choosing “Lock” from the context menu or the main Events menu. When you try to drag a locked event, the word “Locked” appears in the same tooltip where the event’s date would normally appear, and the event doesn’t move. The Lock item will be checked in the menu. Event locks are saved in your document, so the same events will remain locked next time you open it.
Unlock an event by choosing Lock again; the checkmark will disappear, and the event will be freely movable again.