Display Time
Determines the time on which the countdown is based. Set to "Local," the countdown will be relative to the visitor's computer. If a specific time zone is desired, select "Other" and enter the time zone offset in the Time Zone Offset field.

Time Zone Offset
Enter the time zone offset on which the countdown will be based.
Your Time Zone Offset is:

Year
Select the target year.

Month
Select the target month.

Day
Select the target day.

Hour
Select the target hour.

Minute
Select the target minute.

CountDown Output
Output of the countdown. The countdown output can be customized by intermixing text with the specially reserved countdown markers. The following is the list of markers.

Each marker, when placed inside the CountDown Output field, will be replaced with the corresponding countdown numeric figure. Markers may be omitted, but are not to be used more than once. Combine markers and text to produce the output. For example:

<D> days and <H> hours until the New Year.

produces:

Target Output
Text that is to be displayed when the target time is reached.

Target Output Length
Target output ceases displaying upon the advancement of the selected time unit (based on the target time).

Post-Target Output
Text that is to be displayed when the target time expires.

The remaining options in the palette are for customizing the fonts of the output text. The output text is divided into two separate elements, each with its own font settings: Time and Text. Time elements are those represented by the specially reserved markers ("<Y>","<D>", etc.). Text elements encompass all other text entered into the three "Output" fields.

• Font
  The font to be used. If "Custom Font" is selected, enter it in the Custom Font field.
• Font Size
  The font size to be used. If Font Size Unit is set to "Constants," select from the browser predefined constants listed. If Font Size Unit is defined other than "Constants," enter a number that corresponds to the desired size in the selected unit.
• Font Size Unit
  The font size unit to be used. Choose the measurement unit that best suits the need.
• Font Style
  The font style to be used. Choose between normal, italic, bold, or italic bold.
• Font Decoration
  The font decoration to be used. Choose between none, underline, overline, or strikethrough.
• Font Color
  The font color to be used. Use Fusion's color picker to select a color.

Once the palette options are configured, the coolmaps.com Publish Component must be enabled.

• Choose Publish View > Publish > Publish Components
• Check 'coolmaps.com Publish Component'

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