Open up Google Slides and put your chosen deck into Present mode. Using the Autoplay function in Google Slides We’ll look at the autoplay function first, and then tackle the slightly more complex art of embedding a video. The option you choose will depend on what kind of timer you’re after.

If you want a visible timer on your slides, the only current option is to embed a YouTube video of a timer directly onto your slide. Option A is the in-built autoplay function in Present mode, which allows you to set your deck to switch from slide to slide at set intervals, with no visible timer on the screen. Sounds great, where do I find the Google Slides timer function?Įrm, we hate to break it to you, but this is a question with no easy answer. What do you do if you want to stay on a slide for a set period of time? Perhaps to let your audience engage in a discussion or answer a question? Or what if you want to set a countdown on your screen so your audience know how long their coffee break is? Surely, it’s just a case of clicking through each slide as you talk, right? Not so! Our curious questioners have a good point.

Now, if you’re not one of the people who’ve asked us this question, you might be wondering why you’d need a timer in Google Slides. And, as we love to delight clients and fellow presentation enthusiasts alike, we’ve come up with an answer! One question our incredible Google Slides experts are asked all the time is ‘how do I add a timer to Google Slides?’.

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