Recently, I was asked this question: Is it possible to put something like a timer on.ppt slides showing the time count down? It is possible and there are several ways to do it. Some ways are more complicated than others. I prefer to use something that is simple, quick to make and easy to edit. Click on to download 7 templates. I have also put together four step-by-step guides to make very simple timers that you can use with your presentations. Parts of the Screen The animation ribbon and the animation pane are both very important and will be used frequently when making timers.

On the animation ribbon you will also see two boxes called animation duration and animation delay. Without these features, it wouldn’t be possible to create these timers. Take a look at the screenshot below if you want to see where they are located on the screen. Screenshot of PowerPoint 2013 with important parts of the screen labelled The selection pane is also a very important part of the PowerPoint. The image below shows you where you can find the menu on the home ribbon to open the selection pane. Screenshot of PowerPoint 2013 with important parts of the screen labelled Four different ways to create a timer in PowerPoint.

With the Dynamic Time add-on for PowerPoint you can display a live ticking clock or countdown in a simple PowerPoint presentation. How to run a live countdown timer in PowerPoint. Countdown Timers. The following slides contain a series of ‘timers’ that can be used in PowerPoint. The idea behind this, is one way to make a PowerPoint presentation to a large audience, slightly more interactive, is to set the students a question, activity, calculation etc.

How to create a wheel timer in PowerPoint Step One: Insert a doughnut shape and change its size, fill color, line color and add any desired effects. Step Two: Select the shape and assign it an exit (red) animation. Go to the animations ribbon and select the wheel animation.

Step Three: On the animations ribbon, c hange the animation duration. Instead of 02:00 (2 Seconds), change it to 20:00 (20 Seconds). Step Four: Open the animation pane and select start with previous. A zero ( 0) will appear next to the animation.

This means the animation will begin automatically when the slide is shown. Step Five: Start your presentation. Your timer will automatically start and the wheel will begin to disappear. How to create a bar timer in PowerPoint Step One: Insert a rounded rectangle and change its size. I chose a height of 1 cm and a width of 30 cm.

Step Two: On the format ribbon, click on align objects and select align objects center ( with the align to slide option checked ). Step Three: Change the fill color, the line color and any desired effects. Step Four: Copy the shape.

Remington 742 serial numbers date. Change the fill color but keep the same line color. Stack the new shape over the original shape. Step Five: Go to the animation ribbon and select the exit (red) animation called wipe.

Click on effect options to change the direction of the animation. Choose from left. Step Six: Open the animation pane and select start with previous. A zero ( 0) will appear next to the animation. This means the animation will begin automatically when the slide is shown. Step Seven: On the animations ribbon, c hange the animation duration. Instead of 02:00 (2 Seconds), change it to 20:00 (20 Seconds). Step Eight: Start your presentation.