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PowerPoint Animations. Making stuff move. Possibilities. Slide Transitions Affects how slides appear Animation Schemes Preset effects for title and text Custom animation Make individual items appear/disappear Lines of text Graphics Drawing elements. Access from Slide Show menu.
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PowerPoint Animations Making stuff move....
Possibilities • Slide Transitions • Affects how slides appear • Animation Schemes • Preset effects for title and text • Custom animation • Make individual items appear/disappear • Lines of text • Graphics • Drawing elements
Access from Slide Show menu • Slide Transitions • Animation Schemes • Custom animation • Clicking on any of these choices brings up a task pane at right
1: Adding Slide Transitions • Affect how slide appears • To add: • Slide Show Menu Slide Transitions • Pane appears at right • Click effect on pane to preview • Applies to present slide • To apply to all, click button • To see again, click Playor Slide Show
Removing Slide Transitions • Watch out! • Last transition clicked will affect slide • To remove effects: • Click No Transition(top of effects list)
Using Slide Transitions • Don’t Overuse! • All slides • None or subtle transitions
Using Slide Transitions • Don’t Overuse! • All slides • None or subtle transitions • Extreme transitions • Single slides • Special emphasis • Changes in subject
2: Adding Animation Schemes • Preset text effects • Effects apply to Title and bulleted groups • Scheme affects selected slide(s) only • Click button to apply to all slides • Effect previews when selected • To see effect again, click Play
3: Custom Animation • Most flexible, detailed option • Takes most time • Planning • Testing • Use on • Individual lines of text • Text boxes • Pictures • Drawing objects
Adding Custom Animation • Choose from menu: Slide Show Custom Animation • Custom animation task pane appears at right • On your slide:Select what you want to animate • Line(s) of text or text box • Picture • Drawing element
Selecting animation effects • With object(s) selected: • Click Add Effect • Choose the effect to apply • Effect Previews • Keep trying • Last effect applies
Previewing Custom Animation • To check effect: • Click Play or Slide Show at bottom of task pane • Effect Previews again
Removing Custom Animation • Select animated element • On Custom Animation Pane:Click Remove • Last effect applied works until you Remove it
Animation Tips • Use sparingly • Just because you candoesn’t mean you should….. • Subtle effects best • Bold effects for meaningful emphasis • Overuse easily tires audience • Use consistently • Variety can be confusing • Test!!!! Check it out…..