Does your Google Slides presentation look a bit dull and boring? Looking to improve things a bit? Adding animations and transitions to your presentation is one of the easiest things you can do to add interest. On top of that, animation also allows you to display multiple objects on a slide one at a time, giving you a chance to focus on a particular topic before moving on to the next. You cannot achieve this effect with a static slide.
Like Microsoft’s PowerPoint, Google Slides includes support for animations and transitions that will give those dull numbers and charts a much-needed facelift. If you’re not sure how to add animations in Google Slides, you’ve come to the right place. Read on to learn how you can make your presentation stand out by adding various animations to objects in Google Slides.
How to Add Animation to Google Slides
Adding animations to objects in Google Slides is a fairly straightforward process. Just follow these steps to add animation to any object:
Step 1: Open the presentation to which you want to add the animation.
Step 2: Select the slide with the objects that you want to animate.
Step 3: Click Insert in the top toolbar to open the drop-down menu.
Step 4: Select the Animation option from the drop-down menu to open the Transitions panel.
The Transitions panel will then appear to the right of your presentation. Using this panel you will be able to add animations to specific objects and also add transitions between slides (more on that later).
Step 5: Now, select the object you want to animate by left clicking on it. You’ll know the object is selected when it’s surrounded by a blue box.
Step 6: Then click ‘+ Select object to animate’ in the Transitions panel to do the necessary.
Step 7: Now the object will be added to the panel and you will be able to choose the animation by clicking on the first drop-down menu just below the object.
Step 8: You can choose how you want to trigger the animation from the next drop-down menu. It allows you to play animation on click, immediately after previous animation or next to previous animation.
Step 9: The slider just below the previous menu allows you to adjust the speed of the animation. You can move it left to make animation slower or right to make animation faster.
Once all of that is ready, you can click the Play button to see what the animation looks like. In case you don’t like anything, you can easily go back to the Transitions panel and make the necessary changes.
And just like that, you’ve animated an object in your Google Slides. While I animate the image in this example, you can use the same method for nearly all of the objects on your slide. Just make sure you play the animation once before finalizing any changes.
How to Add Transitions in Google Slides
Transitions are animations between two slides that ensure that transitions between slides don’t look too jarring. Adding transitions to Google Slides is as simple as adding animations. After all, they use the same Forwarding table. Just follow these simple steps to add transitions in Google Slides:
Step 1: Open the presentation you want to edit and then click Slide in the top toolbar.
Step 2: Select the Change Transition option from the drop-down menu to open the Transitions panel.
Step 3: Since you haven’t selected any objects, the animation option will not appear for this time period. Instead, you’ll see a drop-down menu from which you can choose from a variety of transitions.
Step 4: Once you have selected the conversion, you can also adjust the speed by moving the slider just below the drop-down menu. It works exactly like the one I mentioned earlier; left to slow down the animation and right to speed it up.
If you want to use the same transition between all slides, you can click the Apply to All Slides button. But if you want different transitions, you’ll have to move on to the next slide and repeat the process again. Make sure you test how the animation looks by clicking the Play button after making any changes.
If you’re not sure if your slide has transitions or animations, you can check the quick view column on the left. If you see a new icon (check image below) next to your slide, it means Google Slides has saved the animation.
Now, it’s nice to know the basics of every software. That is why I have detailed the process following the steps above. However, if you want to save time, you can also open the Transitions panel for animation from the right-click context menu. To do so, select the object you want to animate and then right-click. Select animation from the context menu and the Transitions panel will pop up immediately.
Don’t go too far
I’m sure you’ve heard the adage that everything is good in moderation and the same holds true for animation. While animating essential parts of your presentation will help grab your audience’s attention, adding too much can be distracting. So make sure you don’t go overboard and liven things up in your presentation. Otherwise, all those effects will only distract attention from the content you want them to focus on.
Next up: Want to make sure you have a great presentation? See the next article to see how you can manage your presentations with your Android phone.
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