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.

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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. 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. 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. Your timer will automatically start and the color of the bar will appear to change from the left. How to create an hourglass timer in PowerPoint Step One: Insert an isosceles triangle and change its size, fill color, line color and add any desired effects. Step Two: Copy the shape and rotate it. Click on rotate objects and select flip vertical.

Step Three: Move the shape so both points of the triangles meet. Change the color of upper triangle.

Step Four: Select the upper triangle and go to the animation ribbon. Select the emphasis (yellow) animation called fill color. Click on effect options and choose the color of the lower triangle. Change the animation duration from 02:00 (2 Seconds) to 20:00 (20 Seconds). Step Five: Select the lower triangle and go to the animation ribbon. Select the emphasis (yellow) animation called fill color. Attack on titan english dub download kickass.

Click on effect options and choose the color of the upper triangle. Change the animation duration from 02:00 (2 Seconds) to 20:00 (20 Seconds). Step Six: Open the animation pane and select start with previous for both animations. A zero ( 0) will appear next to the first animation. No number will be shown next to the second animation. They will happen at the same time. Step Seven: Start your presentation. Your timer will automatically start and the color from the upper triangle will change and appear in the lower triangle as if it were an hour glass.

How to create a numerical countdown timer in PowerPoint Step One: Insert a shape and change its size, fill color, line color and add any desired effects. In the video I have used a circle but you can use any shape. Circles, Rectangles and Diamonds are common shapes for a timer. However, you could also use a thought bubble (cloud callout) to show how much thinking time there is, or a speech bubble (oval callout) to show how long someone should speak for. Step Two: Insert text into your shape. Click on your shape, then go to the insert ribbon. Click on draw horizontal text box and then click on your shape again.