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Animations can be used in PowerPoint to create a more interesting and dynamic PowerPoint effect. If you're lucky, animations will keep your audience more engaged!

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Steps

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    Click on the image or the text you would like to animate. To select a whole text box, click on the border of the text box. It will automatically send in the text by paragraphs unless you highlight all the text in the box, in which case it all comes in at the same time.
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    Go to the "Animations" tab. In the 2007 and 2010 versions of PowerPoint, this tab is located at the top of the page, next to "Transitions". You can either open the "Animation pane" in 2010, or use the drop down list. In 2007, use "Custom animation".
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    Select the animation you would like. There are entrances, exits, emphasis, and paths.
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    Specify whether you want your animation to start "On mouse click", "After previous" or "With previous".
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    Preview the effect by either going to slideshow mode. Click "preview", "play" or the F5 key on your keyboard. It's now ready to go, or you can add as many more as you'd like to your PowerPoint presentation.
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Things You'll Need

  • PowerPoint program
  • Image for animation

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Categories: Featured Articles | PowerPoint Insertions

Recent edits by: Anna, Zareen, Harri

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Español: Cómo agregar efectos de animación a una presentación de Power Point, Italiano: Come Inserire degli Effetti d'Animazione in una Presentazione di Power Point, Português: Como Adicionar Efeitos de Animação no Microsoft PowerPoint

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