other Zoom resources …
Keeping speakers to time
For speakers who are screen sharing slides and have a fixed amount of time or would like the odd time check.
You can use Zoom’s “annotate” feature to display how many minutes are left (everyone will see this) and remove it after a few moments.
IMPORTANT: this currently [Sept 22] only works in the normal Zoom APP – NOT in the WEB version of Zoom (running in a Browser window).
Click here for how to switch.
Of course, if you ever have problems with this method, you can resort to simply calling out the time remaining.
- At the top of your screen (look for the green strip) – click “View Options”
- Then choose “Annotate”
This will display this menu (which you can drag around your screen) …
To prepare (needed only once)
- Click on Format
- Choose the size for your message and the colour (to contrast against the slide background)
To display a message (for each time check)
- Click on Text
- Click on the screen to the left of where you want the message to show
- Type the time remaining
- Finally, click on the screen somewhere away from the text
Everyone will see something like this …
To turn messages off
- After a few moments, use Undo or Clear to disappear it
Important: if you need to click on anything else (e.g. another Zoom button) and you find you’re stuck in “Annotate”, click on Mouse