Take a look at a slide show without animation and compare it to a presentation with good animated elements and let me know which looks better. Let me guess — it’s a cartoon.
A PowerPoint presentation with good animation can not only attract the viewer, but also add a unique element to it. But like image editing, it’s easy to go overboard with PowerPoint animations, especially if one isn’t familiar with them.
So we’ve come up with a guide to using PowerPoint Animation on our own—whether it’s on images or text.
Since it will be a long post, let’s get started now.
How to choose animation intensity in PowerPoint
In addition to introducing a unique element to your presentation, animation helps highlight important parts of your presentation. Not to mention that they help in the overall speed of the presentation. So it’s important that you choose the right style for your animation from the very beginning.
Thankfully, Microsoft has eased some of this work for you by separating animation styles into three categories — Entrance, Emphasis, and Exit.
Naturally, the key and pivotal part of your presentation should include the Entrance animation. For example, let’s say you are working on your first app, and after revealing all the features, the app name creates a frontend with proper animation.
To test animation types, select the element you want to animate and click the Animations tab at the top. Next, click on the small downward arrow icon as shown in the screenshot below to see all the styles.
All you need to do is select one and the animation will happen almost instantly. Thankfully, you can always see a replay of it when you click the Preview icon.
Depending on the animation you plan to use, you can also choose an animation effect. For example, if you use the Fly In option for a train, the appropriate effect will be from the left or right direction.
To choose the orientation, click the Effect Options icon in the top ribbon and choose a style to your liking.
Fine-tuning the animation sequence
When you start adding animations, you’ll notice a small window on the right that shows a list of all the animations applied on that particular slide. The good thing is that it lists all the animations in the sequence that you ordered. Thankfully, you can change their order to your liking.
To change the sequence, click and select one of the animations, then drag up or down. Simple, see.
Alternatively, you can select an animation and click the Move Earlier or Move Later buttons under Rearrange Animations.
Advanced Animation Options: Sound and Timing
By default, PowerPoint adds sound effects to most animations. It can get very weird at times, especially if it’s a formal presentation. To remove the sound effect, select the animation from the Animation Pane, click the small downward arrow icon, and select Effects options.
Under Effects, click the drop-down menu for Sound and select No Sound. Similarly, for text animations, you can also choose how you want the text to appear. Just click the drop-down list for Animate Text and choose an option.
Also, you won’t want your slide animations to last forever. Also, you wouldn’t want it to end in the blink of an eye. And that’s where Duration comes in handy. Just select one of the animations from the list and its duration will be displayed at the top. Now all you have to do is increase and decrease the time accordingly. The same is true for delays.
Latency is the difference in time between the current animation and the previous animation. However, when you select Delay time, be sure to include the Start option check. Ideally, it should be set to Start later before that.
Path in Animation
In addition to the built-in effects, PowerPoint has a bunch of other presets. To access them, click More Entrance Effects in the animation window. However, the feature that caught my attention the most was the Motion Path.
As the name implies, this one allows you to follow your own path for the animation in question. So, for example, if you have an image of a bird that you want to animate from the right corner to the left, all you have to do is select Line as the Motion Path.
Now, keeping the Red and Green endpoints, simply drag that endpoint to the position of your choice. Once done, click Preview to see the effect result.
Plus, you can also track custom lines to give your presentation a personal touch. For that, select Custom Path from the list. Also, you can also access the Effect Options drop-down menu to explore additional features like Reversing Direction and Editing Points.
Animation in the chart
Are presentations really complete without charts? Well, I have yet to see one without that. If the situation is like that, the best thing is to add a little jazz to those boring charts.
Similar to text and images, PowerPoint also allows you to play with elements on a chart. Whether you want the entire chart to be animated or an individual element, PowerPoint will throw the ball into your field and let you decide.
Once the chart is ready, click on it to select and then add the animation of your choice. Next, click Effect Options and choose a style. By Series is one of the best options.
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How to remove animation
Well, animations are not always perfect. Sometimes, they end up being overkill. Thankfully, it’s not a one-way street, and there’s an option to delete things you don’t like.
To remove animation from a PowerPoint presentation, go to the Animations Pane and click the little arrow icon. Now select Remove Animation.
Become an animation master
So that’s how you can add and edit animations on PowerPoint. While the text animations look nice, the trick is to do them subtly so they don’t stand out like a sore thumb.
Next up: What about adding YouTube videos to jazz music? Read the following article to learn how to add a YouTube video on a PowerPoint presentation.
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