Help Needed on countdown timers

[StWeiler]

Ok, I've tried and tried and am failing miserably. I have to admit when I need help.
As a part-time gig/hobby I teach group fitness. I want to put together my workouts in a manner that I can now present them and they run continuously without me having to run over and click on anything to get the timers to "start".

So here's what I have, and maybe someone can help. I'm running PP 2010. I have timers downloaded and installed, heck I've even built a workout. Each slide has it's own exercise, within that slide is also a set time for duration of that exercise (hence the countdown timer). For the life of me I cannot figure out how to get these things to transition, nor can I get the countdown timers to start counting down upon slide transition. I'm at a loss. I've spent the last 7 hours messing with this, and cannot figure it out.

Anyone willing/able...I'd be glad to email the presentation for you to look at.


One other thing. I've only found generic circle type timers in downloadable format. I'd really like a simple digital style countdown timer...any ideas? Aside from snatching some off you tube....which I am trying not to do because they just don't look very good.

[ppg]

There a number of countdown timers out there - see for example http://www.m62.net/powerpoint-slides...erpoint-timer/.

However why not just make your own.

Create two WordArt objects, one (Tens) containing 543210, the other (Ones) 9876543210 and adjust the character spacing so all the characters overlap.
For the Tens object add a custom animation for entrance which starts immediately and where you Animate text "By Letter" with 10 seconds delay between letters. For the same Tens object add a custom animation for exit which starts after 10 seconds and where you Animate text "By Letter" with 10 seconds delay between letters.
For the Ones object add a custom animation for entrance which starts immediately and where you Animate text "By Letter" with 1 seconds delay between letters. For the same Ones object add a custom animation for exit which starts after 1 seconds and where you Animate text "By Letter" with 1 seconds delay between letters.
For the Ones object add a second custom animation for entrance which starts after 10 and where you Animate text "By Letter" with 1 seconds delay between letters. For the same Ones object add a second custom animation for exit which starts after 11 seconds and where you Animate text "By Letter" with 1 seconds delay between letters.
For the Ones object add additional entrance animations at 20, 30, 40 and 50 seconds and additional exit animations at 21, 31, 41 and 51 seconds.
Ensure all the custom animations start "with Previous"

This gives you a 60 second timer. If you want a longer timer just duplicate this slide, add word art giving the minutes and move between slides after a minute. If you need less than a minute just delete the characters from the Tens object i.e. for 30 seconds delete 5, 4 and 3.