timeline
The area in iMovie where you create your movie by adding and arranging clips and making all your edits.
Each clip in the timeline is represented by a thumbnail or series of thumbnails.
![Timeline showing Zoom slider, Settings button, video clips with blue waveforms, and audio clips with green waveforms](https://help.apple.com/assets/60956C1D1D3D8A57DC2410A2/60956C1E1D3D8A57DC2410B0/en_US/5d7617388d392ab1d6c5cae1772de319.png)
To open a movie project in the timeline, click the Projects button in the toolbar, then double-click the project you want to open.
If you’re already editing a project and want to open a different one, click the Projects back button on the left side of the toolbar.