# Countdown Timer

First, if you're a new user, create your first banner by clicking on "Banners" > choose "Create banner"

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This is the feature for "Fixed banner" only

## 1. How to find it?

Then you will see this screen: choose "Fixed banner" > Scroll down to "Countdown Timer" section as in this screenshot:

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## 2. Custom Your Countdown Timer

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<summary>Step 1: To start off, tick for the box: "Show countdown on banner", you will have a result like this: </summary>

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<summary>Step 2: Choose and adjust 1 in 2 time types:</summary>

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### Count down to a specific date:

> You can choose the date, the month, the year and even the time for your countdown, so that your timer will start to count down from the time you entered

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### Fixed times (Minute):

> When you enter 1 specific number, the timer will start to count down from that time

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{% hint style="info" %}
Note: with "Fixed times( Minute), you can loop your countdown as well, so that when the time on banner end, it will begin again automatically.
{% endhint %}

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<summary>Step 3: Enter the text you want for 4 time labels(optional)</summary>

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<summary>Step 4: Choose action for your banner, when the time ends: <mark style="background-color:green;"><strong>Do nothing</strong></mark> OR <mark style="background-color:green;">Hide banner</mark></summary>

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* **Do nothing:** Banner will **STAY to DISPLAY** on your store even though the countdown time ended
* **Hide banner**: Banner will **STOP to DISPLAY** on your store when the countdown time ended and your banner status will be automatically changed into: "**Expired"** in-app

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