How to insert Countdown Timer in PowerPoint (Across Multiple Slides)

[@royaljade0204]

Thank you so much! You're an Angel. Some videos make me dizzy by just 2minute timer tutorial, but this one is simple and so easy. Thank you so much! Please continue making more helpful videos.

[@adelinetricia8898]

Thankyou for keeping it simple, now i can chill because i know my time when presenting 😤🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@madisonsalinas2254]

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[@ecimawa458]

Hi, thank you so much for help my problems office. I hope you always healthy. From me Indonesia ❤

[@HumanStyleBeing]

It worked for me until about 1:45 at your video. I hit presentation mode, and I can click on the rectangle, but nothing happens.

[@PPTVBA]

Heya, feel free to email me your file!

[@junhashimoto6666]

Your tutorials are very good!Congratulations!!And thank you!!!

[@rexcheung8651]

Prefect guide. The most to-the-point training video

[@debanjan5402]

I was making a presentation for a quiz and it helped me a lot in the rapid fire round. Thank you very much. In KZbin, there are many videos on the common problems but you found out this uncommon one and solved it. Great job!! Upload more solutions for the uncommon problems.

[@nguyenann1707]

deeply thank you!!!!!! your tutorials are saving my life

[@eugeniomassari6804]

Thank you very much for your help, I just had one question. What if I want to make multiple countdown timers in the same PowerPoint presentation with different times. I have tried make other modules but I could not figure it out. Thank you

[@inhgiahuy2926]

sao em làm không được đoạn: nhập thời gian trực tiếp vào textbox khi đang trình chiếu mà không cần vào VBA để chỉnh

[@AlesKus]

Thank you! This is what i was looking for!

[@kausydevi4621]

Thank you so much for this video. Absolutely Worked!

[@ElmoMiniatures6PlusPlus]

This is fantastic, an absolute life saver!

[@maanjunio6472]

could we put a sound effect when the timer stops?

[@drswapdj]

is there a way to autoplay the timer without clicking on it when the next slide comes..can we export this to video, will it work

[@JFlex81]

That was an amazing tutorial, much appreciated!

[@JFlex81]

I'm trying to make multiple timers, I created the Modules as Countdown2, Countdown3, with diffrent times, defined their names in Pane selection and linked the code with the button with Actions, however it seem only to work on the first timer, does it has to with duplicating slides?

[@JFlex81]

Found it! needed to change the code a bit, View.Slide.Shapes("countdown2") for it to work!

[@gouthamtadali5072]

Greatly Helpful.. Thanks so much

[@tranthanhduy1401]

Can I make the timer return to 20 seconds after switching slides? Thanks for the help 💓

[@gowrisankar4816]

hiiiii, in the beginning you have typed the time but when code is done we dont have typing the time i need the code for that

[@joywindsouza5766]

May I get the video of pause and resume power point timer

[@NurulhudaKhamarudin]

Hi! Is there a way to immediately start the timer without requiring activation by clicking?

[@BHBiscouto]

Hi, can you start without clicking? I'm looking for how to do it but so far I haven't found it.

[@thereishope7077]

Why does my ppt crashes when I paste the code?

[@andrewolson2227]

This was amazing thank you. Totally would recommend.

[@StephanSturm-v3w]

Hello I try to make a own demo and also download the template from your website. Both seems not working on my Office 365. The animation of timer stops and only refresh after start button is pressed again

[@StephanSturm-v3w]

sorry that was a fault on my side. thank you for sharing.

[@izac1455]

How do you make a audio play when the timer comes to an end

[@Vijay-yk5xk]

Hi, I am trying to figure out to insert population clock in ppt. any idea??. Is it possible

[@AdviceNSCAB]

So helpful, thank you so much!

[@giacomobrozzi4859]

Amazing, Thanks a lot! One question, how could I make the timer start again from where it left once exiting and re entering presentation mode?

[@jessiesantos547]

very straightforward clever!

[@PaulMacpherson-m2g]

This is a wonderful solution to stop speakers overrunning their allocated time slot. I am using M365 on a Mac and the countdown freezes unless I click it on each slide, whereby the time jumps down. I have tried to run debug and it highlights this area of code. ActivePresentation.SlideShowWindow.View.Slide.Shapes("countdown").TextFrame.TextRange = Format((time - Now()), "hh:mm:ss") Can you help please?

[@annl777-m7p]

very nice! you just save my day!! just what I'm looking for. two thumbs up

[@PPTVBA]

Perfecttt! I'm happy to help!

[@evertonferreira2900]

EXCELLENT!! MANY THANKS!

[@uselessgamer82]

Thanks for this! How can I stop the countdown if the slide changes? Example: If the timer runs out on a slide I show a message "out of time" and move to the next slide. But if they can answer the question before the time is up, they move onto the next slide but the countdown keeps going and eventually shows the message box "out of time". I guess I could add a condition to check the ID of the slide before showing the messagebox and if it is no longer the first slide then don't show the box. Just think there might be an easier way to code the countdown to stop. Thanks!

[@PPTVBA]

Using the 'ActivePresentation.SlideShowWindow.View.Slide.Shapes("....")......." it'll make the shape only in the slide that is being shown currently to run the timer, if there is no shape, the code will not run. You can add an error handler 'On error resume next' too. And yes, you can use an If-Condition with the SlideID or SlideIndex to make the conditional MsgBox possible: If ActivePresentation.SlideShowWindow.View.Slide.SlideIndex = 8 Then ....

[@adrianpatton5030]

Heyyy! I put in the code but when I clicked the text box, the timer didn’t start. Do you know anything that could help. I’m using 2019 version. Thanks in advance!

[@PPTVBA]

Can you please confirm if the shape name is *countdown* and not *Countdown* (the name of the shapes are case-sensitive as we are referring to that in the VBA Code)

[@adrianpatton5030]

@@PPTVBA yep that was the prob thank you so much!!!

[@hoangtram8317]

Thank you so much ❤❤

[@jerotta]

Helped me a lot! Thanks :)

[@JESSASOLIVA-vj8ml]

how to insert sound in your process of making timer?

[@michaelajoysuarez3852]

Thank you so much. It helped a lot

[@nikhilmodi5611]

Any way to pause it in the middle and then restart it without anyone knowing?

[@ashambo]

Thanks a lot 😘😘😘😘

[@marianelarey7335]

Thanks! Could you please share the link to download this template? I couldn ‘t find it in your webside 😢

[@heyheyheyfriend6115]

does this work on powerpoint 365?

[@jefflu9654]

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[@RandiRichmond-tg7sn]

Thanks - very easy to follow instructions and very helpufl!

[@PPTVBA]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for your kind words!

[@ekang9845]

hi! is there any way I can remove the "hh" text so it will only show the minutes and seconds only?

[@PPTVBA]

Change it to "nn:ss" instead of "hh:mm:ss"

[@birazrockbirazcaz]

Thanks, quite practical!

[@arinaako8317]

I can’t save the power point

[@cyndykirstenkutat3945]

thanks! it is very helpful!

[@KulkarniAshutoshAnilbhai]

Thank You!

[@carloscool70]

thanks a lot! very useful

[@nathalielevesque4830]

How to make a automatic start countdown without click on the box?

[@muranoarti]

Was brilliant , thank you

[@Melchi-shua...]

can be having tutorial for countup (no, of days) for "0" accident countdown. thanks

[@PPTVBA]

There's a blog article for the same on our website.

[@oliviaruth5446]

Amazing! Thank you!!

[@davidenardi]

Amazing!!! Thank you!!! :)

[@jerlynsabug3108]

can you do the adding or decreasing timer pls

[@koko8581]

superior and to the point

[@amr-kma5]

How to insert the clock automatically

[@nazishidrees9517]

I've done all the steps but this is not working on my slides

[@PPTVBA]

Feel free to share your presentation via email to me. I can have a look. You can also download our template from the website. Make sure to enable editing and macros.

[@marvincelestino6669]

Nice! Great help. One question, can we add different duration of timer each slide?

[@PPTVBA]

You will have to make multiple Sub-Routines for each duration you need. It'll be easy to then have the specific Macro to be run for the respective slide!

[@a.nugrohosuprihanto8270]

already done but the text doesn't show. Why ?

[@PPTVBA]

Which text isn't showing up? Please be more descriptive. You can share your file to my email and I can have a look. Meanwhile, you can also download our free template and check it out.

[@tazrcl]

thank you everything works perfectly. My only issue is that I only want minutes and seconds, where do I put the code that you have in your webside? (in what part of the original code?

[@PPTVBA]

Instead of "hh:mm:ss" just keep "nn:ss". To remove all confusion, I'm pasting the entire line below which should be in place of the same line in the existing code: ActivePresentation.SlideShowWindow.View.Slide.Shapes("countdown").TextFrame.TextRange = Format((time - Now()), "nn:ss")

[@tazrcl]

@@PPTVBA thank you very much, I did it like before but I didn't notice there's was another code that needed to be changed.

[@grazyaraujo466]

Thank you so much

[@JudithGrubinger]

It is fantastic!!

[@bezimiennymarvin5258]

Hi! Grate thanks for this tutorial! It helps a lot. One question: I noticed that time in the box remains same as it was in the moment of turning off presentation mode. Is there any way to reset timer or even put some initial message, e.g. "START" instead of number?

[@syaidulfitri]

Great, many thanks

[@vasundharakeshan5116]

life saver video

[@murthyvenkatesh9368]

How to make a hyperlinked shape disappear after selecting it or choosing it I need to use shapes for questions to be chosen by participants in quiz Thanks in advance

[@PPTVBA]

You can use a disappear trigger animation on the shapes. Check out my Jeopardy Tutorial Video where I show the same. Thanks!

[@JD-lg3jq]

can we add pause and resume button here?

[@PPTVBA]

I've updated the webpage with the same: pptvba.com/countdown#pause You can pause and resume your PowerPoint Countdown Timer using VBA Code present in the above webpage. Have 3 shapes on your slide, on click of which the following macros would be run: Start Button → Sub PlayCountdown() Pause Button → Sub PauseCountdown() Resume Button → Sub ResumeCountdown() When the Pause Button is clicked, the timer freezes and the remaining time is calculated using the DateDiff Function. When the countdown timer is resumed, the future time is updated by adding the remaining time to Now().

[@ns12386]

Can we make it for 3 hours?

[@PPTVBA]

Yes! Why not? Are you facing an issue?

[@anirban77sarkar]

How to enable "Run Macro" button ?

[@PPTVBA]

It should be enabled by default after you select a shape and click on INSERT: ACTION. If it is disabled, confirm if macros are enabled on your system. Few business devices or office laptops have it disabled by default.

[@ernestinasilva9819]

That's fantastic

[@PPTVBA]

Hi! Unfortunately I am not aware of the features on Canva. VBA wouldn't work there. Do they allow the option to embed a video there? if yes, you can import a video of a countdown on the slide.

[@ernestinasilva9819]

@@PPTVBA Hi, yes, they allow but they dont accept the format, but its ok, thank you very much for trying to help✨ you helped a lot alredy 🤗

[@hagarsalah2941]

Countdown doesn't appear during presentation although following all steps 😮

[@PPTVBA]

Send me your file. I'll check for errors. Meanwhile, you can download our template for free on our website. Note that for the downloaded file to work, you'll have to follow these steps: pptvba.com/faq

[@Montreauxtv]

Why i can't use 2 of the same one with 60 seconds and one with 120 seconds? the second one doesn't run im losing my mind over here

[@PPTVBA]

You can only run one countdown sub-routine at once. If you're trying to have two countdown run at the same time, modify the existing code and duplicate another line for the .textframe of the new shape (minus 60 in it).

[@johngorrie416]

Fantastic! I have looked for so long for something like this. I hate to sound ungrateful, is there a way to add a sound when the timer finishes?

[@luizamelo6337]

Obrigada 😊

[@Lazaristvibes]

Tqs so much

[@jazpher1585]

The timer isn't showing up even after I followed every instructions correctly

[@PPTVBA]

Cross check your macro settings.

[@angthanhngoc9329]

It doesn't work for me

[@PPTVBA]

Make sure you enable your macros, and confirm if there is no case-sensitive errors with the name of the shape and that in your code. We also have a sample file available for free download on our website.

[@angthanhngoc9329]

@@PPTVBA Thanks

[@nowtvident]

Countdown didn’t work well in Office 2021, it’s lagger

[@PPTVBA]

Please try with a different device in slideshow mode. It is device-specific issue, not a code-specific issue.

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Wow!

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[@gianlucafinotti1948]

Amazing, thank you !