Powerpoint Countdown Animation

[Kristeen Cheek]

Youcan add an animated on-screen timer or progress bar to make your presentation more interesting. For example, you might want to include a timed quiz at the end of a training with a countdown display. You can use the animation features in PowerPoint to create many different kinds of timers.

To create text boxes, on the Insert tab, in Text group, click Text box, and draw the text box on your slide. Then add the number. You can copy and paste to duplicate and then edit the new boxes.

Click Animations > Animation Pane to show the Animation Pane. The numbering of the rectangles can be a little confusing because PowerPoint is accounting for other objects on the slide. Look at the number to the right, which shows the text in the rectangle.

You want only the first rectangle with the number 5 to start on a click, and you want it to stay on screen for one second before it disappears. You want the other boxes to then each wait one second before disappearing automatically, one by one.

Trust us, we have tried all the different methods to add a timer to PowerPoint, and we have decided to put an end to this enigma by sharing with you the best 4 ways to add a timer to PowerPoint, with and without add-ins. Let us not waste any more time and jump right in!

The first and most obvious method is through adding timer add-ins to PowerPoint. We have tried many of them including Breaktime and EasyTimer, but these add-in timers either have limited customisability or are unable to run simultaneously while you navigate between slides. We recommend you to try this add-in called ClassPoint, which not only includes a timer feature for PowerPoint but also offers a wide array of additional features to help you elevate and transform your presentations, turn it into an interactive experience, or gamify your slides.

Download ClassPoint and sign up for an account at www.classpoint.io. You will gain access to a wide range of new functionalities and tools in PowerPoint, including PowerPoint Timer and Stopwatch. You can access the PowerPoint Timer and Stopwatch at the ClassPoint toolbar at the bottom of your screen during slide show mode.

Yes, running a PowerPoint timer has never been easier. It is just one click away! To start the Timer, click on then Timer icon right next to Embedded Browser in the ClassPoint toolbar during slide show mode.

You can easily adjust the timer in increments of 30, 10, or single seconds. Additionally, you can manually input a precise time using the minute and second frames or adjust the quick (+) or (-) buttons.

We know you are eagerly anticipating various methods to add a PowerPoint timer without the need for any add-ins. Because the simpler the better, right? Nevertheless, it is essential to acknowledge that these methods, while add-in-free, often demand more hands-on effort with the use of PowerPoint animations. So if you are not a great fan of PowerPoint animations, we recommend you to stick with ClassPoint Timer above.

However, if you are someone who prefer customization and crave innovative solutions, get ready to roll up your sleeves and dive into these manual yet creatively empowering techniques to add a Timer in PowerPoint!

Start by creating five squares and text boxes containing the numbers 5 through 1. These will be animated to vanish sequentially, with one-second intervals between each disappearance. You can duplicate the shapes and text boxes easily with the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + D.

Add numbers to the outer rim of the clock. Depending on your desired clock functionality, you can include numbers at intervals of 1, 5, 15, or 60. In our scenario, we intend for the clock to operate as a 1-minute countdown timer, thus we integrated numbers as seconds at 15-second intervals.

Stack the 2 rectangles on top of one another. The bottom rectangle will function as the base and the top rectangle will be the animating bar. Make sure to use distinct colours for both rectangles as well so they can be told apart from one another.

Congratulations! You have successfully mastered the 4 best ways to add a Timer to your PowerPoint! These PowerPoint timer techniques will undoubtedly enhance your presentations, making them more engaging, organized, and seamlessly timed for a truly impressive impact.

As mentioned earlier, there are several ways to accomplish a countdown timer, for any desired number of seconds or minutes. The approach we will show you here involves the creation of several shapes in PowerPoint and apply custom animations to the shapes, choosing the delay time and number of seconds for the animation effect.

One of the simplest approaches is to create a new slide and place some shapes with numbers ranging from 5 to 1. Go to Insert tab and insert a new shape. Enter 5 in one of these, and duplicate the shape multiple times editing the text with 4, 3, 2, and 1. In this example we have added a circular shape. It is optional but can help to make the animation more visually appealing.

Using the Animation Pane you can control the timing and delay of each numbered shape. In the following screenshot you can see how we have configured the text boxes to start at a specific second and with a specific delay. This can be realized visualizing the timeline below where each number will appear at the appropriated timing.

As an alternative to this animated countdown timer, we can create some other visually appealing slides in PowerPoint with a 5-second timer animations. Here is another example where we animated a circular shape (Oval shape) and then applied an animation to produce the Fill effect.

I have to do a presentation soon and it has to be around 15 minutes. To keep track of time (and not look at my watch all the time) I'd like to add a countdown of 15 minutes to my powerpoint presentation for my viewers and myself.

You can do this with PowerPoint. Create 15 slides with text on each slide, like: "15:00", "14:00", "13:00". Go to the "Transitions" tab and below "Advance slide" check "After" and set it to 1 minute. Press "Apply to all" to apply the time setting for all the slides. So basically you have now a presentation with 15 slides that will change after 1 minute. The only thing left is to save it as a .wmv file (video). Go to File->Save As..-> and select to save as .wmv .

One of the greatest missed features in Microsoft Powerpoint is the addition of a countdown timing mechanism. Luckily Giraffe and Elf has found a solution and shared it with the world. Follow along below to see how you can add countdown timers to almost any live performance or presentation.

Here is our selection of animated countdown timer styles for you to use in your live events and presentations. Click on the links to view each file, then right-click and 'save image as' to download it onto your local device.

Read on further below detailed tutorials on how to edit the timing and to customise the styling of the files to suit your individual needs.

By manipulating the multi-action switch and combining it with a back-to-front animated GIF, we can give the appearance and functionality of a button that looks to be in an animated holding state while an action is performed, and then returns to a static image once the action is completed. The button gives the appearance of having an off state and animated on state, which is helpful when running a live stream that uses screen bugs, lower thirds, and other one-shot animations.

Welcome, to our guide for adding a custom animated countdown timer to your PowerPoint project or Live Presentation without the need to download third party plug-ins, or fiddle with complex animation setups. Read on below as we guide you through the process from start to finish.

Microsoft Office is commonplace in most business environments, and with PowerPoint files also being self-contained it makes it easy to transfer your presentation to different devices and locations without needing to worry about compatibility, linked files, or folder structure. PowerPoint is also a very versatile program and tool suite, along with its stability, it works on a variety of both Desktop and Mobile operating systems.

We use PowerPoint here at Giraffe and Elf to design and create our motion graphics and animations for live streams, stage performances, and digital signage. The software also allows us to easily export to a multitude of different formats which streamlines our process when transferring our presentations to even more Desktop, mobile, rack, and other unique display systems.

Our solution is simple and uses an animated GIF. It has great support within PowerPoint, has no required scripting or macro knowledge, and is not limited to only work within MSOffice software. With some tinkering in Adobe Animate, a template was created and a multitude of styles has been exported for a series of timers that count down from 30 minutes. Thirty minutes is a good maximum and below we guide you through cutting out frames to shorten the time for your custom needs.

Start by heading to GiraffeAndElf.com/Powerpoint with your internet browser and locate the article featuring a variety of countdown timer styles. All styles are available in both black and white versions, and you can click on each link to preview the timer in motion.

With the first slide open, add your desired style elements, and background colour to it. In our example we are going to make a holding slide for a live stream. We are going to add in a stream name, and notification message.

Once you are happy with the style of your countdown timer the slide is ready to use. The timer animation will start as soon as the slide is presented, and the animation will pause during any transition or animation effect. To mitigate this, continuously test your slides and, if need be, put in a buffer slide if you want more control over your timing. Depending on your software, the timer may also loop once it reaches 00:00.

To avoid this in PowerPoint, we suggest automatically setting an animation to remove the countdown graphic when it reaches 00:00 so you are not having to precisely time your slideshow clicks with the clock on screen. When using a transition or animation, setting the duration to less than a second hides the pause in the countdown timer.

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