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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. For more information on how to automatically include a countdown timer on each
polling slide, see
1
Select the polling slide.
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Select more than one slide by holding down the Cmd or Shift key on the keyboard.
2
From the TurningPoint toolbar click the Objects icon, mouse over Countdown and select the desired countdown
timer.
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There are four countdown timers available.
Square
Letter
Clock
Gemstone
l
Select a different countdown from the Objects menu to change the current countdown on the slide.
l
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.
a
To adjust the time, enter a value into the Countdown Seconds box. A valid entry is 1 - 999.
b
To add a sound, click ..., browse to the location of the sound file and click Open.
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Countdown timers can be formatted like regular PowerPoint objects. Control-click on the
object and select a formatting option from the menu.
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