# What's the main timeline?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-main-timeline/46071
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**Created:** [March 20, 2004, 10:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-main-timeline/46071 "2004-03-20T22:14:19Z")
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### Author: ![RadioactveChimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7feea3/32.png) [@RadioactveChimp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RadioactveChimp)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2004, 10:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-main-timeline/46071/1 "2004-03-20T22:14:19Z")

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quote from transitions between swfs tutorial: If you want the first section to load automatically when entering the site, place this code at the frame of the main timeline at which you want the first section to show, and replace your\_first\_section\_name by the name of the first section:

what does he mean by the “main timeline?”

Thanks