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.

Instructions for inserting a countdown timer in Google Slides Picture 1

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.

Instructions for inserting a countdown timer in Google Slides Picture 2

Step 3:

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

Instructions for inserting a countdown timer in Google Slides Picture 3

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.

Instructions for inserting a countdown timer in Google Slides Picture 4

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.

Instructions for inserting a countdown timer in Google Slides Picture 5

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

Instructions for inserting a countdown timer in Google Slides Picture 6

David Pac

Update 07 October 2023