PointSolutions: Countdown Timer in PointSolutions Desktop

Countdown Timer

A countdown timer provides participants with a visual cue that polling is about to close as it counts down to zero. When the countdown expires, the countdown timer disappears and polling is automatically closed.

Inserting a Countdown Timer

A countdown timer provides participants with a visual cue that polling is about to close as it counts down to zero. When the countdown expires, the countdown timer disappears and polling is automatically closed. A countdown timer can be made to appear on each polling slide that is created. 

1. Select the polling slide.
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   Select more than one slide by holding down the Ctrl or Shift key on the keyboard.

2. From the PointSolutions ribbon click , mouse over Countdown and select the desired countdown timer.

    

    

   Square

   Letter

   Clock

   Gemstone

   Adjustable

   
   NOTE

   The Adjustable countdown timer inserts a placeholder  on the slide. During the slideshow it displays as above.

   
   NOTE

   To change the current countdown on the slide, select a different countdown from the Objects menu.

   To remove the countdown, simply delete the object from the slide.

3. To adjust the time or add a sound to the countdown timer, click the countdown timer.

   Adjust the time from the Slide Preferences Pane.

    

   1. To adjust the time, enter a value into the Countdown Seconds box. A valid entry is 1 - 999.
   2. To add a sound, click , browse to the location of the sound file and click Open.