So, if you put the timer in cell B6, then replace every instance of A1 with B6 in the code above. Everywhere that you see cell A1 you need to change that to the cell that contains the timer in your worksheet. To do this hit Alt + F11 to go to the VBA Editor window and then look to the menu at the top of the window and go to Insert > Module
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Now, we add the VBA code and install the macro.The time in the formula bar will look weird but don't pay attention to that it doesn't matter. Delete what appears in the cell by default and type your number like this: The first set of zeros is for hours, the second set for minutes, and the third set for seconds. Type whatever time you want into this cell.Double-click the cell and it will have an annoying 12:00:00 AM time by default, but just ignore that.You will now have a cell formatted like this:.Go to the Number tab and then to the Time category and select 13:30:55 from the section on the right.Right-click that cell > click Format Cells. Go to the cell that you want to contain the timer.Before that though, we need to setup a cell in the spreadsheet to hold the timer. To make a countdown timer we need to install a macro into Excel, don't worry though, that's easy. Sections:Īdd Buttons in the Spreadsheet to Control the Timer If you are familiar with VBA, you can just copy the full macro code from below and skip everything else. However, this tutorial does not require any previous knowledge of macros or VBA in Excel. To create the countdown timer, a macro will be used. I also included a method to stop or pause the timer. This allows you to display a timer in whatever cell you want and it will count down until it reaches zero. How to create a countdown timer in Excel.
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