# How do I use the timer component?

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**Created:** [June 23, 2020, 10:06am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-use-the-timer-component/632315 "2020-06-23T10:06:13Z")\
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Hi @eddie.rebehy did you get this working in the end?

The **Cartographr** sample app has a custom splash screen that fades in using similar maths and timers.

> [@Cartographr: How to work with the Map Component](http://community.thunkable.com/t/cartographr-how-to-work-with-the-map-component/230549):
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> Click to Add Markers One request we hear from Thunkers is the ability to tap on the map component and then add a marker to the location that was just tapped. In this first example we’ll learn how to do just that. Map1.onPress This is the event we need to understand to make everything work. The onPress event has two outputs, coordinate and position - but other than the names of these outputs we don’t know much more about them. Since coordinate seems like the most promising, let’s take a closer l…

Let me know whether of not that helps with this.

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