Animate Objects on the Slide
You can animate the text and objects in your presentation to give them visual effects, including entrances, exits, changes in size or color, and even movement. You can use any animation effect by itself or combine multiple effects together. For instance, you can make a line of text fly in from the left while it grows in size by applying both a Fly In entrance effect and a Grow/Shrink emphasis effect.
Add Animation Effects to Text or Objects
1. Select the text or object you want to apply an animation effect to
2. From the Ribbon, click Animations tab
3. Do one of the following:
Change the Order of Animation Effects on a Slide
1. In the Navigation Pane, select the slide that contains the animation effect that you want to change
2. From the Ribbon, click Animation tab > Animation Options > click Reorder
3. Under Animation order, click an animation effect > click the up arrow or down arrow to move the animation effect
Change the Speed of the Animation Effect
The speed of the animation effect is determined by how long the effect plays, or the duration
1. In the Navigation Pane, select the slide that contains the animation effect that you want to change
2. From the Ribbon, click Animation tab
3. On the slide, click the animation effect that you want to change which indicated by number
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- Each animation effect is represented on the slide by a number
next to the object, which indicates the order that it will play in. If two animation effects are set to play at the same time, they are represented by a numbered stack
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- To select an animation effect that is in a numbered stack
4. On the Animation tab, under Animation Options, in the Duration box, enter the number of seconds that you want the animation effect to last
TIP To preview all animation effects on the slides, from the Ribbon, on the Animation tab, under Preview, click Play
Change How an Animation Effect Starts
1. In the Navigation Pane, select the slide that contains the animation effect that you want to change
2. From the Ribbon, click Animation tab
3. On the slide, click the animation effect that you want to change which indicated by number
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- Each animation effect is represented on the slide by a number
- To select an animation effect that is in a numbered stack
4. On the Animation tab, under Animation Options, click the Start list down arrow
5. Do one of the following:
TIP To preview all animation effects on the slides, from the Ribbon, on the Animation tab, under Preview, click Play
