除了设置闹钟外，Windows 8.1中的(Windows 8.1)闹钟(Alarms)应用还允许您设置计时器并提供秒表，您可以使用它来跟踪圈数和分段。让我们看看如何在Windows 8.1中使用计时器和秒表。
如何在闹钟应用程序中设置定时器
要在闹钟(Alarms)应用程序中设置计时器，首先启动应用程序本身。如果您不确定如何执行此操作，我们建议您查看这篇文章：如何在Windows 8.1中添加、(Windows 8.1)编辑和删除警报(Edit and Remove Alarms)。然后，单击或点击计时器(Timer)视图。如果您以前从未设置过计时器，则视图将为空。
要添加新计时器，请单击或点击屏幕右上角的(right corner)添加新计时器(Add new timer)按钮。
您可以通过在滑块上方显示的通用计时器(Timer)文本上键入来设置警报的自定义名称。(custom name)
接下来，使用刻度盘配置计时器。使用外圈(outer circle)的表盘设置秒，使用内圈的表盘设置分钟。要设置计时器的小时数，您需要完成相应的分钟刻度盘旋转次数。例如，如果您想将计时器设置为运行两个小时，请完整旋转分钟刻度盘两次。
通过单击或点击圆圈中间的“播放”(Play)按钮来启动计时器。
如果您想随时暂停计时器，只需单击或点击暂停(Pause)按钮。
当计时器开始响铃时，屏幕右上角会显示一条通知。(right corner)要关闭它并停止计时器响铃，请单击或点击关闭(Dismiss)按钮。
当计时器达到零时，其设置将自动删除。要再次使用它，您需要编辑现有计时器的设置。
如何编辑现有计时器
警报(Alarms)应用程序会在您配置定时器后立即自动保存定时器及其设置。要在以后编辑现有计时器，请启动应用程序并转到计时器(Timer)视图。将显示所有现有计时器的列表。
您可以编辑每个定时器的设置，修改将自动保存。
如何删除现有计时器
如果要删除计时器，请转到计时器(Timer)视图，然后单击或点击与要删除的计时器对应的删除按钮。(Delete)
如何在闹钟(Alarms)应用程序中使用秒表
要访问秒表，请启动警报(Alarms)应用程序并单击或点击秒表(Stopwatch)视图。
要启动秒表，请单击或点击圆圈中间的“播放”(Play)按钮。
如果要跟踪圈数和分段时间，请单击或点击Laps/Splits按钮。每次按下它，都会创建一个新圈。然后，您会看到两列：Splits和Laps。
Splits列显示跑步中任何时间点的总时间，而Laps列显示完成每圈的时间。例如，如果您有一台装有Windows 8.1的平板电脑并且有人正在使用它来监控您的跑步，这很有用。
您可以通过单击或按下任何条目来复制有关圈数和分段时间的信息。将显示可用选项列表，您可以从中选择要复制的内容。您可以复制圈数信息、分段信息或两者。要记住的一个方面是，无论您单击或按下哪个条目，复制选项都会复制整个圈数或拆分列表。
如果将此信息粘贴到电子表格或其他类型的文档中，它会显示为没有任何格式的简单表格。
如果您想随时暂停秒表，只需单击或点击暂停(Pause)按钮。暂停时，Laps/Splits按钮会变成重置(Reset)按钮。单击或点击重置(Reset)按钮会将秒表重置为零。
结论
如您所见，Alarms应用程序提供了一种在各种活动期间跟踪时间的好方法。
我们想听听您对这个应用程序的看法。你试过了吗？你(Did)使用它有什么问题吗？请在评论中告诉我们，我们会为您提供帮助。
How to Set Timers & Use the Stopwatch in Windows 8.1's Alarms App
Asidе from setting аlarms, the Alarms app in Windows 8.1 also allows you to set timers and provides a stopwatch that you can use to track laps and splits. Let's see how to use the timers and the stopwatch in Windows 8.1.
How to Set Timers in the Alarms app
To set a timer in the Alarms app, first launch the app itself. If you are not sure how to do this, we encourage you to take a look at this article: How to Add, Edit and Remove Alarms in Windows 8.1. Then, click or tap the Timer view. If you have never set a timer before, the view will be empty.
To add a new timer, click or tap the Add new timer button in the upper right corner of the screen.
You can set a custom name for the alarm by typing over the generic Timer text displayed above the sliders.
Next, use the dials to configure the timer. Use the dial in the outer circle to set the seconds and the one in the inner circle to set the minutes. To set the hours for the timer, you need to make the according number of complete spins of the minutes dial. For example, if you want to set the timer to run for two hours, make two complete spins of the minutes dial.
Start the timer by clicking or tapping the Play button in the middle of the circle.
If you want to pause the timer at any moment, simply click or tap the Pause button.
When the timer starts to ring, a notification is displayed in the upper right corner of the screen. To close it and stop the timer from ringing, click or tap the Dismiss button.
When the timer reaches zero, its settings are automatically erased. To use it again, you need to edit the existing timer's settings.
How to Edit an Existing Timer
The Alarms app automatically saves the timers together with their settings right after you configure them. To edit an existing timer at a later point in time, launch the app and go to the Timer view. A list of all the existing timers will be displayed.
You can edit the settings of each timer and the modifications will be automatically saved.
How to Delete an Existing Timer
If you want to delete a timer, go to the Timer view and click or tap the Delete button corresponding to the timer you want to remove.
How to Use the Stopwatch in the Alarms app
To access the stopwatch, launch the Alarms app and click or tap the Stopwatch view.
To start the stopwatch, click or tap the Play button in the middle of the circle.
If you want to track laps and split times, click or tap the Laps/Splits button. Each time you press it, a new lap is created. Then, you see two columns: Splits and Laps.
The Splits column shows the overall time at any point in a run, while the Laps column shows the time for completing each lap. This useful if you have a tablet with Windows 8.1 and somebody is using it to monitor your run, for example.
You can copy the information about the laps and split times by clicking or pressing any of the entries. A list of available options is displayed, from which you can select what you want to copy. You can copy the laps information, the splits information or both. An aspect to keep in mind is that regardless of the entry you click or press on, the copying options copy the entire laps or splits list.
If you paste this information into a spreadsheet or other kind of document, it is displayed as a simple table without any kind of formatting.
If you want to pause the stopwatch at any moment, simply click or tap the Pause button. When paused, the Laps/Splits button turns into a Reset button. Clicking or tapping the Reset button will reset the stopwatch back to zero.
Conclusion
As you see, the Alarms app provides a good way to keep track of time during activities of all kinds.
We would like to hear your thoughts on this app. Have you tried it? Did you have any problems using it? Let us know in the comments and we'll help you out.
