The Stopwatch

Introduction

The Stopwatch keeps track of the time elapsed since it was started.  You can set the Stopwatch to sound a tick each second it is running and announce the amount of time elapsed since it was activated.

Starting the Stopwatch

Operating the Stopwatch

Controling the Appearance of the Stopwatch

System Menu Commands for the Stopwatch


Starting the Stopwatch

From the Audio Applicaitons group, double-click the Stopwatch icon.  The Stopwatch window appears with the analog or digital display.


Operating the Stopwatch

-  To begin the Stopwatch, click the Start button.  While the Stopwatch is running, the Start button is replaced with the Stop button.

-  Click the Stop button to stop the Stopwatch and announce the elapsed time.  The Stop button is replaced with the Start button.

   To resume the timing, click the Start button again.

-  The Stopwatch ticks as it runs. To stop the ticking click the Mute button.

-  To set the Stopwatch to 00:00 again, click the Reset button.


Controling the Appearance of the Stopwatch

-  From the Settings menu, choose Analog or Digital to change the format.

-  Choose Set Font to change the font of numbers in the digital display.

   In the Font dialog box, select the font you want and click the OK button.


System Menu Commands for the Stopwatch

-  To reduce the Stopwatch to an icon, choose Minimize.  The icon continues to show the elapsed time.

-  To keep the Stopwatch window or icon on top of other windows, choose Always On Top from the System menu.