PresentationTimer Docs
The field guide for running one live timing Room.
Start with the setup path, then choose the view or workflow that matches the next job in your session. These guides explain what each link does, who should use it, and what to check before the room goes live.
12 practical guides · 5 read-only views · 1 Host control source
12 guides
Follow the complete path from creating a Room to recovering a stale read-only view.
Role boundaries
Keep Host private while Display, Speaker, Moderator, and Agenda stay focused and read-only.
Real workflows
Use the same Room model for talks, classrooms, webinars, meetings, and live sessions.
Guide library
Find the guide by the job you need to finish.
Every page is written around a real Room task: setting up the devices, running the live session, preparing repeatable timing, or diagnosing a sync issue.
Start here
Set up one Room before you add more devices.
Use these two guides when you are new to PresentationTimer or preparing a new session from scratch.
Run the live Room
Give each person the view that matches the job.
The Host remains the control source. Display, Speaker, Moderator, and Agenda are focused read-only views for the rest of the room.
Private control
Host View
Start, pause, switch agenda items, adjust time, and share role-specific links from one control device.
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Shared screen
Display View
Put a clean live timer on a projector, confidence monitor, second screen, or screen-share browser.
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Presenter cue
Speaker View
Give a presenter a personal timing cue with the current segment, time remaining, warning state, and next item.
Read guide
Backstage monitor
Moderator View
Monitor Host, Display, role counts, the current timer, and room health without exposing controls.
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Run of show
Agenda View
Share the current segment, next handoff, and full running order with the team while Host keeps control.
Read guideBuild the workflow
Turn a one-off timer into a repeatable session setup.
Use these guides when the Room has more than one segment, a recurring format, or a live handoff that needs a deliberate rule.
Reuse a setup
My Rooms
Save a prepared Room to your Google account, reopen its latest configuration, and keep recurring sessions organized.
Read guideMultiple segments
Agenda Timers
Create, name, order, and configure several timers inside one Room before the session starts.
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Agenda handoff
Linked Start
Choose whether the next segment waits for Host, selects after the previous item, or starts automatically after it.
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Live room cue
Display Message
Write, emphasize, verify, and clear a short Room-wide message beside the active countdown.
Read guideKeep the signal healthy
Find the broken link before you blame the clock.
Use the troubleshooting guide before a live session and when a shared view looks stale, read-only, reconnecting, or full.
Before the session
A good Room setup is easy to explain.
Keep one private Host device, open only the read-only views the session needs, and rehearse the handoff before the audience arrives.
- Create one Room for the whole session.
- Keep the full Host URL and its token private.
- Use the Display link on the shared screen.
- Give each person the role-specific read-only link.
- Know which device remains the control source if a view reconnects.
Still deciding where to start?
Create the Room first. The right guide comes next.
The setup flow is deliberately small: one Room, one Host source of truth, and only the views your live session needs.