Choose the animation drop-down arrow
in the Entry animation and sound field. Select an
animation. Any options for the animation selected are shown in the
drop-down arrow next to it on the right. Select any of the options
available.
Preview the animation with the Preview
button to be sure it is what you want. Make adjustments necessary.
If desired, choose a sound from the [No
Sound] drop-down arrow. There are a number of default sounds
available.
Choose how you want the animation to
be treated after it is animated in the After animation field.
For example, you can have it change colors. Colors that fit your
current slide show scheme are presented, but More Colors can be
chosen to add something new. The options are displayed below.
Choose how you want the
text to be introduced in the Introduce text field.
You can have it animated All at once, By word, or By
letter. The Grouped by checkbox is available
for animating text only. You can choose the level of the
paragraph to apply the animation to. So, if you have
three main points with sub-points under each one, you can apply
an animation to all the main points (1st level) and all will be
animated at the same time.
If you have an AutoShape with your
text, the Animate attached shape checkbox is available.
PowerPoint will animate the AutoShape when checked at the same time as the
text if All at once is selected in the Introduce text
field. If an option other than All at once is selected,
PowerPoint animates the AutoShape before the text.
The In reverse order checkbox
is available if the text you are animating contains more than one paragraph
or if there is an AutoShape attached with the text and does what it says -
reverses the order of the animation.
For our purposes, we'll leave the
options as above on the Effects tab. Again, remember that you
can use the Preview button to see any options you have chosen.
Because we are not using the Chart
Effects and Multimedia Settings tabs, these are explained later
in this tutorial.
Adding
Animation to Another Object
Go
back to the Order & Timing tab.
Select
the next object in the Animation order field.
In
our case, we want Text 2 to be animated after Title 1,
and we want a slight pause after the Title 1 animation
before Text 2 appears. So, we have added a 2 second
delay to the Start animation field, as below.
Note that when adding a delay of this type, seconds
can seem to take forever during a presentation. Always view
the slide show to be sure your delays are not too long.
Choose the Effects tab.
Select animations and
options as previously noted.
Move back to the Order
& Timing tab and continue animating objects as
necessary.
When finished animating
objects, choose OK on the Custom Animations dialog
box.
View the animations and timings by choosing View
Show from the Slide Show menu, or simply press F5.
The
Chart Effects Tab
If
the object you are animating is a chart, use the Chart Effects
tab.
You
can choose how to Introduce chart elements, as shown
above. The Entry animation sound and After animation
fields work the same as previously discussed.
The
Multimedia Settings Tab
If
the selected object you are editing is a movie or sound file, the
options under the Multimedia Settings tab become available.
Play
using animation order plays the movie or sound (either Automatically
or On mouse click, depending on what you select under the Order
& Timing tab) before running the rest of the slide's
animations. Clear this checkbox if you do not want the movie
or sound to play until after all the slides other animations are
run.
You can choose to Pause slide show or Continue
slide show while the moving or sound is playing in the While
playing field. If you choose Continue slide show,
the Stop playing field becomes active and you can choose when
to stop playing the movie or sound.
The More
Options button has options for looping (repeating over and over)
and rewinding, as below.
Select
any Sound Options and choose OK.
If you
do not want a movie to be visible on the slide before or after it
plays, check the box for Hide while not playing.
Animations
are a great way to polish your presentation and create a lasting
impression. Remember to use your better judgment when adding
animations - more often than not, less is more.
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