# Countdown

1. From your Shopify admin, go to **Online Store** **->** **Themes**.
2. Find the theme that you want to edit, and then click **Customize**.
3. Click **Add section** and choose "**Countdown Showcase Hero**".
4. From the side menu, select **Countdown Showcase Hero**. Click **+ Add block** and select **"Countdown"** block, or click the **Search** bar to enter a search term.

<table><thead><tr><th width="235">Setting</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Count down time</td><td>Add time with format to show countdown<br>(<em><strong>Example: 02/07/2023 11:05:00 or Mon Feb 07 2023 11:05:00 GMT</strong></em>)</td></tr><tr><td>Text</td><td>Set the text color for this block</td></tr><tr><td>Background</td><td>Set the background color for this block <br><em><mark style="color:red;">(If a background gradient is set, the section's background will be set according to the background gradient setting)</mark></em></td></tr><tr><td>Background gradient</td><td>Set the background gradient for this block</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Block padding

<table><thead><tr><th width="235">Setting</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Top margin</td><td>Determines the height of the top outside space of the section. Can be from <strong>0px</strong> to <strong>100px</strong>, increasing arithmetically of <strong>1px</strong> (pixel).</td></tr><tr><td>Bottom margin</td><td>Determines the height of the bottom outside space of the section. Can be from <strong>0px</strong> to <strong>100px</strong>, increasing arithmetically of <strong>1px</strong> (pixel).</td></tr></tbody></table>