Instructions for inserting a countdown timer in Google Slides

You can use a video to insert a countdown timer into Google Slides, or use a widget to insert a countdown timer into Slides. The article below will guide you to insert a countdown timer in Google Slides.

Insert countdown timer into Google Slides with video

Step 1:

At the interface on Google Slides, we click Insert and then select Video to insert the countdown timer video.

Step 2:

Displays the interface for us to search for videos on YouTube, enter the keyword countdown timer + the number of hours you want to countdown to search for countdown timer videos. You should choose a video with a white background so that when inserted into Slides it will not affect the content.

After selecting the video, click the Insert button to insert it into the slide.

Step 3:

Now the countdown timer is displayed in Google Slides as shown below.

How to insert a countdown timer into Google Slides using a widget

Step 1:

We install the Slides Timer utility for Chrome browser according to the link below.

Step 2:

Returning to the interface in Google Slides, we click on Text Box on the interface and then create a text box in the slide.

In the text box, enter the time content using the syntax < > as shown below. Next, you also adjust the size and font for insertion time in Google Slides.

Finally, you show the slide and will see the countdown time as shown below.

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