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Joshua Dannemann
Joshua Dannemann

Reputation: 2080

How to add timer element to Google Forms App

I have a friend I am collaborating with to help write an application specially designed for educators. It is built on Google Forms + Apps Script, which believe it or not, is really impressive. However, he asked a question I cannot answer. On certain forms, he would like to have a visual element for a timer with a start and stop button. Does anybody know if that is even possible, and if so, then how? Thanks in advance.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 929

Answers (1)

Mogsdad
Mogsdad

Reputation: 45740

Your ability to affect the content of a Google Form is limited to the items that make up the extent of the Forms Service.

Unfortunately that does not include a Timer element.

This would first need to be supported by the Forms product, before it could be manipulated by Google Apps Script. The topic has been brought up in the Google Docs Support Forum many times. Hopefully it gets attention from Google.

As an alternative, you could create your own HTML form with a timer widget.

Upvotes: 1

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