How to Create a Timer Bar in PowerPoint

Karl M. Kapp Professor of Instructional Technology

Timer: Use “Animations” Use “Wipe”

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Create two rectangles. One of the rectangles you want to have “No

Fill.”

Select the other rectangle and click

on it. Then pull down the menu

and select “Format Shape.”

Select “Gradient Fill.” You can then choose a Pre-set

color. And the direction.

The direction that seems to work well

is light to dark.

Then move the two rectangles so the shaded

rectangle is within the original “No Fill” rectangle.

Then select the “Animation” tab. Then select “Add

Animation” Then Select “More Entrance

Effects…”

Then select the

animation “Wipe.”

Open the “Animation Pane” and select “Effect”

Choose “From Left”

Next, choose “Timing” Change the “Duration” to the number

of desired seconds. You will type right over the existing

words.

We chose 30 seconds you can choose the number of

seconds you’d like to count down.

Now we want to “Trigger” the timer by clicking on an item labeled “Timer” to start our

countdown.

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Create a shape with the word “Timer.”

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Click on the “Gradient Rectangle” you want to animate. It needs to be highlighted with

the dots (indicating it was selected)

With the “Gradient Rectangle” still highlighted go to the “Animation” tab.

Click on “Trigger” Choose “On Click of.” From the pull down menu select the name of the shape you used for the Timer (usually it will be the last

shape you added.)

The timer should now work when you click on the

“Timer Button” activated by the trigger you created.

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References

• YouTube Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t9NrEbmFmI – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDeRcfhsR2U – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuB4YrxWvLQ