Keynote Visual Timers

Keynote shapes and animations have the power to create custom visual timers. This is great for young learners, language learners, and those needing help with time management.

]When presenting with Keynote, using shapes with set animations as timers, allows you to display content, directions or and activity and a timer all within the same app. It can be as simple as a status bar along the bottom of the screen or fun shapes that disappear with time.

 

3 rectangles representing various times in Keynote
Timer Examples

How To Create a Growing Timer - The shape will slowly appear on the screen

  1. Select a shape that your prefer, matches your content or a simple rectangle 
  2. In the Animation pane, use build-in and select wipe and adjust the time to 60 seconds
  3. For longer timers, connect the shape and adjust the setting to after previous 

How To Create a Disappearing Timer - The shape will fade from the screen

  1. Select a shape that your prefer, matches your content or simple rectangle 
  2. In the Animation pane, use build out and select wipe and adjust the time to 60 seconds
  3. For longer timers, connect the shape and adjust the setting to after previous 

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February 20, 2025

You had me at Keynote Melissa! Love it! Such a simple, but very practical way to use Keynote! Thanks for sharing! I really like the build out for seeing the timer shrink and ultimately go away! Good stuff!

February 20, 2025

Great idea Melissa! Thank you for the suggestion. I think my little learners would love seeing this disappear as visual timers play such a huge role in our classroom daily.

February 21, 2025

Wonderful way to count down to anything! This would also be great in a professional learning session as teachers work on given tasks or challenges.

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