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Insert a countdown timer in Keynote?

I'm sure this is an included feature that I just can't find somehow. I would like to insert a countdown timer into a slide. This seems pretty common; I've seen it done a lot. But I just can't find the Insert>timer link, or anything like it. And the iWork help file is forever searching and never going anywhere (second, embedded problem), so I can't search there.

I tried the iPresentee thing, but it didn't download properly. Plus, it seems like a basic feature available for a presenter, especially since there's a timer included in the Presenter view.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

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Posted on Feb 27, 2012 8:28 PM

Posted on Feb 27, 2012 10:44 PM

Keynote does not provide any countdown timer features. You need to seek third parties for them.

The iPresentee timers are a good start - their website provides a free "goodie" of timers in the form of a Keynote File where many choices of timers are available. Try downloading the file again or contact iPresentee for assistance.

Each Timer is actually a Quicktime video clip. You select the one with the closest time range to your needs, copy it to your presentation and adjust the start point.

Keynote > Inspector > Quicktime > Start & Stop controls

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Feb 27, 2012 10:44 PM in response to d moon

Apr 6, 2013 7:55 AM in response to d moon

Here you go. Keynote > Preferences > click Presenter Display click the presenter display button at the bottom of presenter display preferences. Choose Play > Customize Presenter Display. > Timer. the timer will give you the eleapsed time and time remaining, choose the option you want. Note that the timer starts once you click your first slide, not when you hit Play. Hope this helps.

Feb 28, 2012 4:45 PM in response to bwfromspring hill

Thanks bwfromspring hill. That's too bad. I'm starting to get a little wrestless with the few things it seems that iWork can do lately. Maybe thinking of switching to an alternative. Thanks for your response.

Apr 6, 2013 6:52 AM in response to d moon

FYI, Keynote does have a countdown timer feature. It may only be available when using a secondary monitor and running in presenter mode. Go to Play->cutsomize presenter display->select "time remaining". Default is elapsed time. Problem is, it's not working for me, which is what led me to this thread in the first place. It caused both the clock and the time remaining (per slide) to freeze, while the presentation carried on. Any advice?

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Timer for Keynote and Other Presentations

So, i jumped into photoshop and designed one.

Exporting as a mp4 file means that the timer can be dropped into any Keynote presentation and started automatically or with a click. I’ve made the movie as 1 hour long but you can start from any point, here’s how;

Starting the Countdown Timer From Any Point

1. Add the movie, either through iPhoto or drag and drop. It’ll probably be too big, so resize if you’d like.

2. Choose the Format Inspector panel and then Movie from the sub menu

3. About half way down locate the Trim feature. As default the starting frame is set to 00:00:00:000, this being Hours:Minutes:Seconds:Frames.

4. Either click and drag the left most point, or more easily click in the starting frame and type in your start time.

In this example I’m setting up a 10 minute task so the timer starts 50 minutes in (00:50:00:000). The Poster Frame is what will be displayed prior to the movie starting, by default it is the first frame from where the movie will start and so for my case this is perfect 🙂

I hope you get some use from this, I’d love to hear your experiences and feedback and any other ideas you might like implementing.

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Keynotimer ® is a visual and auditive timer to be inserted in your keynote presentation, for workshops exercises, brainstorm sessions, design sprints, presentations or even daily meetings. 

No need for physical devices or third-party apps..

The KEYNOTIMER ® is provided in the form of an Apple Keynote™ file so you can insert in your presentation (next to your content, or in a single slide) and project it.

Visual timer

The KEYNOTIMER ® allows everyone to “see and perceive the remaining time for a certain activity” in a very intuitive way.

Visual and sound aids for and efficient and intuitive timekeeping experience.

Additional to the visual information, the KEYNOTIMER ® also uses sound to inform the beginning, the end, and the beginning of the end of a specific activity, in a non-distractive manner.

Automating the timekeeping task for face-to-face or remote presentations/ workshops.

By automating the timekeeping task allow the facilitator to focus on people and content. No more “how much time left” or “please finish now!”. KEYNOTIMER ® is the timekeeper’s new best friend!

Here’s a simple solution to a simple problem: how to create a timer that counts down from a specified number of minutes to zero, by seconds? Assuming one slide per second of time counted, a two-minute timer would require the creation and the setting transition parameters for 121 slides!

Ah, but there are the joys and rewards for using Automation. The script provided here will create the presentation in seconds.

The Presentation

For your countdown Keynote presentation, you’ll want to use a monospace font, like Menlo Bold (shown in the movie above), and align the text to the right so that the time characters do not shift position as the countdown progresses.

The script will duplicate the slide and adjust the displayed time accordingly to count down to “:00” Any slide transition settings and timing will be handled by the script.

DO THIS ►  DOWNLOAD  the example Keynote presentation file. Select the first slide and replace the current number of minutes with the desired number. Then, run the provided script. Add your own ending and voila!

Here is the script for creating a countdown presentation based on the current slide of the frontmost Keynote presentation.

Open Script tell application "Keynote"   activate   tell front document   set startingSlide to current slide   repeat   duplicate ( get current slide)   tell the last slide   set slideText to object text of the default title item   -- get the minutes and seconds   if slideText begins with ":" then   set amountInMinutes to "0"   set amountInSeconds to first word of slideText   else   set amountInMinutes to first word of slideText   set amountInSeconds to second word of slideText   end if   -- adjust seconds   if amountInSeconds is "00" then   set newSeconds to "59"   -- adjust minutes   if amountInMinutes is "0" then   set newMinutes to ""   else   set newMinutes to ¬   ((amountInMinutes as integer) - 1) as string   if newMinutes is "0" then set newMinutes to ""   end if   else   set newSeconds to ¬   ((amountInSeconds as integer) - 1) as string   if length of newSeconds is 1 then   set newSeconds to "0" & newSeconds   end if   -- adjust minutes   if amountInMinutes is "0" then   set newMinutes to ""   else   set newMinutes to amountInMinutes   end if   end if   -- set the text   set newTime to newMinutes & ":" & newSeconds   set object text of the default title item to newTime   if newTime is ":00" then exit repeat   end tell   end repeat   -- set the transition of all slides   set the transition properties of every slide to {transition effect:no transition effect, transition duration:0, transition delay:1, automatic transition:true}   end tell   -- start the presentation   start front document from startingSlide end tell

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Countdown Timers for Keynote 4+

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Countdown Timers for Keynote can be used to show how much time left on your Keynote presentation. For example the time before exam is finished, the actual presentation, meeting or lecture should start, etc. Furthermore you can set the time limit for test, questions or other task. Track time and manage tasks on any Keynote slide. Countdown Timers for Keynote contains 19 countdown timers ready to be used within Keynote presentation. Countdown timers can start countdown from 3 hours (free countdown timers from 1 hour and 30 minutes) or less. Each Countdown Timer can be used on any presentation color scheme. Moreover timers can be changed in size, rotated or overlapped with other objects to create extra effects.

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Countdown Timers overview

Countdown Timers can be used to display the time limit for test, questions or other task on any Keynote presentation.

Countdown Timers for Keynote contains 16 countdown timers animations ready to be used on any Keynote 5 or later created presentation.

Countdown Timers can be used to show the time before the actual presentation, meeting or lecture should start. Furthermore you can set the time limit for test, questions or any other task on any Keynote slide.

Countdown Timers can start countdown from 180 or less minutes (3 hours). Each timer can be used on any presentation color scheme. Moreover timers can be changed in size, rotated or overlapped with other objects to create extra effects.

Note: Requires Keynote 5 or later version installed on your device.

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How to customize the presenter display in Keynote

In this tutorial, we will help you customize the presenter display feature in the Keynote app on your Mac, iPad, and iPhone so you’re ready for your next presentation.

Do you present a lot of slideshows using Keynote or at least enough that you’d like to make things a bit easier? One way to do this is by taking advantage of the presenter notes feature, but another is customizing the presenter display.

When you show a presentation in Keynote, you can configure the screen you see as the presenter. Whether for comfort or easy access to items, setting up that view for what works best for you can lead to a successful presentation.

Related: How to work with Keynote Presenter Notes on Mac and iOS

Customize the Keynote presenter display on Mac

Open your slideshow in Keynote. You can either play your presentation, use the Rehearse Slideshow mode, or jump right into customizing the display.

• #1 Click the Play button in the toolbar.
• #2 Click Play in the menu bar and select Play Slideshow or Rehearse Slideshow .
• #3 Click Play in the menu bar and select Customize Presenter Display .

If you choose #3, you’ll go directly to the customization options and skip the first group of settings you can adjust. For this tutorial, we’ll customize the display using #1 or #2 above so that you can see the first group of settings.

1) On the presenter screen (Play > Rehearse Slideshow), click the Layout Options button at the top. This is the square icon to the right of the Help button (question mark).

2) Here, you can check or uncheck the items available. This includes the current slide, next slide, presenter notes, ready indicator, clock, and timer.

If you check the Timer setting, you can then pick from displaying elapsed or remaining time. This is a terrific way to stay on track with longer presentations.

3) To change the layout of the display, click Customize Presenter Display in that small window.

4) You’ll then see those same checkboxes, and you can adjust them here if you like.

In addition, you can move, resize, and position items, as well as change the appearance of your presenter notes.

Move items : Click and drag elements to different locations on the screen. By default, slide labels move with the slides, but you can drag a label separately if you like. To move multiple items at once, hold the Command key and click each one. You can then move the selected group.

Resize items : Drag a corner or edge of an element to resize it. To retain an item’s proportions when you resize it, hold the Shift key as you drag. To proportionally resize from the center of an item, hold the Shift and Option keys as you drag.

Automatically position items : Click the Use Auto Layout button.

5) When you finish customizing your display, click OK .

Customize the Keynote presenter display on iPhone and iPad

While it’s easier to present a Keynote slideshow on Mac, in my opinion, that might not be an option for you. So here are the steps to access the customization settings for your presenter display on iPhone and iPad.

1) If your external display is connected, tap Play . If not, select tap the More button (three dots) on the top right and select Rehearse Slideshow .

2) On the top right, tap the rectangle that displays your Layout Options. This is to the left of the X to stop the slideshow.

Tap the layout view you want to use from options like current or next slide, slides with notes, or notes only.

3) Below Presenter Notes , you can increase or decrease the font size of your notes or invert those colors.

By default, the clock displays at the top. If you tap it, it will switch to the timer with elapsed time.

You don’t have as many customization options for the presenter display on iPhone and iPad as you do on Mac. But those you do have should help to get your display in a way that works for you.

With some small adjustments, you can create the perfect presenter display to move through your Keynote slideshow. Are you going to keep these options in mind for your next presentation?

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Record Keynote presentations on Mac

You can record a presentation with voiceover narration on your Mac to play later in Keynote or export as a video file. This is especially useful when you want to distribute or present a prerecorded presentation virtually, or if you want to record a slideshow for someone to play in your absence.

Record a presentation

Open the presentation, then click to select the first slide in the slide navigator .

Choose Play > Record Slideshow (from the Play menu at the top of your screen). The presenter display appears with recording controls visible at the bottom of your screen.

The timer counts down from 3 before recording begins.

Do any of the following while recording the presentation:

Go to the next slide or build: Press the Right Arrow key.

Go back a slide or reset the builds on the slide: Press the Left Arrow key.

Jump to a different slide: Press any number to make the slide navigator appear, enter the slide number, then press Return.

Open or close a list of keyboard shortcuts: Press the Question Mark (?) key on your keyboard. You can use the shortcuts to control your presentation.

To edit the recording, do one of the following:

Press Esc to exit the presenter display.

The recording is saved with your presentation and can be played in Keynote. To export a recorded presentation as a video or another file format, see Export to PowerPoint or another file format .

To remove a recording from your Keynote presentation, choose Play > Clear Recording, then select Clear in the pop-up menu.

Play a recorded presentation in Keynote on Mac

With the presentation open, do one of the following:

Play recorded presentation in full screen: Choose Play > Play Recorded Slideshow.

Play recorded presentation in a window: Choose Play > Play Recorded Slideshow in Window.

To stop playing the presentation, press Esc.