Managing spans

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title: Managing spans
description: You can view span details, focus and zoom spans, and edit spans.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-administration/time-configuration/manage-spans.html
release: australia
product: Time Configuration
classification: time-configuration
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Timelines, Timeline pages, Viewing record information over time, Reference, Time configuration, Configure core features, Administer the ServiceNow AI Platform]
---

# Managing spans

You can view span details, focus and zoom spans, and edit spans.

A span represents each task on the timeline, which is displayed as a horizontal bar and may have distinctive color coding. Each span has a label and can have tooltip text containing additional information about the task. You can also change the perspective of the calendar for a more granular view of the data.

## Span details

If the left navigation pane is visible, the span label is visible in the left pane.

If the left pane is hidden, point the cursor over a span to view the tooltip.

\[Omitted image "TimelineTooltip.png"\] Alt text: Timeline showing list of high priority incidents

## Span focus and zoom

You can use keyboard shortcuts when using timelines.

|Operating System|Shortcut|
|----------------|--------|
|Macintosh|Command + Click|
|Windows|Control + Click|

## Span edits

If the timeline has been configured for editing \(horizontal moving, start and end date dragging\), use the mouse to adjust the spans to suit your needs.

Move the start or end dates to change the duration of the task.

\[Omitted image "TimelineDragStart.png"\] Alt text: Timeline showing the edited span to adjust the start date

Move the entire span horizontally to adjust the start and end dates but not the duration.

\[Omitted image "TimelineDragSpan.png"\] Alt text: Timeline showing a span that has been dragged horizontally to adjust the start and end dates

**Parent Topic:**[Timelines](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/time-configuration/c_UsingTimelines.md)