Custom Entrance Animations

1. Custom Entrance Animations Resize notes area, when necessary, so you can read and follow the directionsbelow. www.maysstuff.com

2. Custom Animation–Text Placeholder • Custom animations allow you to control how text comes into your slide • With oral presentations, it is helpful to bring your bullets in as you talk about them • Less distracting for the audience • Less temptation to read ahead www.maysstuff.com

3. Customizing Text Animation • All of the animation effects can be customized in many ways • When direction is applicable, it can be changed to come in from 8 different directions • Avoid anything from the left when animating text • Makes most audience members eyes ‘twitch’ • Speed may vary from computer to computer www.maysstuff.com

4. Effect Options • Direction: options for a Smooth Start and End • Sound: adds a sound to the animation effect (don’t be tempted…) • After animation: select a color to have bullets dim on next animation • Dimming previous bullets can help to keep the audience focused • Animate text: All at once, By Word, or By Letter www.maysstuff.com

5. Timing Options • Delay: by default 0 seconds – adjust to have more time between animations on timed slides or when Automatically after previous is set • Repeat: by default (none) – best setting for text • Rewind when done playing check box – by default unchecked (Rewind on a text animation makes it disappear.) • Triggers button (more about this one later!) www.maysstuff.com

6. Text Animation Options • Group text allows you to determine animation grouping options from: • All at once, to • By any level paragraph • Automatically after allows you to set a number of seconds between automatic animations • In reverse order – brings your last bullet in first www.maysstuff.com

7. Entrance Animation Effects • Crawl In • Fly In • Rise Up • Zoom • Boomerang • Bounce • Float • Light Speed • Spiral In • Appear • Dissolve In • Flash Once • Fade • Expand • Compress • Glide • Thread • Wheel Sample Text End Show www.maysstuff.com

8. Animation Triggers • Complete control of animation effects • Can make ‘just in case’ text appear only if you need it • Can repeat if desired • Multiple animation effects can use the same trigger Logo www.maysstuff.com

9. Congratulations! • You have completed the text entrance animations tutorial. • Now go back and play a little. • Try different animation effects with different custom settings to see how they affect your text. • Have fun! www.maysstuff.com