

#MICROSOFT POWERPOINT ANIMATION HOW TO#
Check out the article How to Highlight Text in PowerPoint (5 Ways) for other strategies for highlighting text. In the Animations group, click None in the Animations gallery.Įmphasis animations are one way to highlight text in PowerPoint.Shift-click any other objects with animations you want to remove.For text objects, click the edge of the text box or placeholder or click in it. To remove animations from one or more objects on a slide: You can click the up and down arrows to change the duration or type a duration. In the Animations group, enter a time for the animation in Duration area inf the Timing group.To set a speed or duration of a text animation: The initial duration is often fast and you may want to increase the duration to slow it down. The default duration is different for each animation effect. When you apply an animation, a duration or speed is automatically set for the animation (in seconds). Setting the speed or duration of an animation Note the Start setting is set by default to On Click: With Previous or After Previous will run based on a previous animation. You can select On Click, With Previous or After Previous. In the Animations group, select an option from the Start drop-down menu in the Timing group.To control the way a text animation starts: The following Effect Options appear for the Font Color emphasis animation:Īlthough animations are set by default to start on click, you can start them in other ways. We'll assume here that there is one animation applied to the object. Click in the text box or placeholder you want to animate.To set an effect option for an emphasis animation effect for a text object: For example, if you selected the Font Color emphasis effect, options would include different colors.

Effect Options change depending on the animation effect you selected. You can also set different Effect Options for emphasis animations. By default, animations are set to play on click. You can also preview animations by running a slide show (click the Slide Show button on the bottom right of your screen). Previewing animation effectsĪfter you add an animation effect, you can click the Preview or Play button on the Animations tab in the Ribbon to preview it. You can also use Underline to apply an underline animation effect. If you use Line Color, the color of the line around the object or shape containing the text will change. If you use Object Color, the color of the object or shape containing the text will change. The most common animations that will change the color of text are: The Change Emphasis Effect dialog box includes several other emphasis animations (some are only available in specific versions and for certain types of objects): You can also apply an emphasis animation by clicking Add Animation on the Animations tab in the Advanced Animation group.

Click the emphasis effect you want to apply.If you would like to select an emphasis effect that does not appear in the Emphasis group, click More Emphasis Effects at the bottom of the gallery.Click an emphasis animation in the Emphasis group.In the Animations group, click the More down arrow on the bottom right of the Animations gallery.Click the Animations tab in the Ribbon.To apply an emphasis animation to a text box or placeholder For example, you can only apply Font Color to a text object. Emphasis animations are enabled only for the type of object you select. If you want to highlight text, common emphasis animations are Font Color or Brush Color. You can apply emphasis animations to text boxes or placeholders in PowerPoint. Recommended article: 10 Ways to Compress PowerPoint Presentations to Reduce File Sizeĭo you want to learn more about PowerPoint? Check out our virtual classroom or live classroom PowerPoint courses > Applying an emphasis animation to highlight text Many of the emphasis effects change colors but keep in mind that some audience members may not be able to see specific colors so it's a good idea to combine color emphasis with some other text effect like bold. You can use this type of animation to change the color of text, apply a fill to the shape containing the text or even have the text grow or shrink. One way to do this is to use emphasis animation effects. If you want to focus attention on a key point on a PowerPoint slide, you may want to highlight text. Highlight Text on a PowerPoint Slide Using Emphasis Animation Effectsīy Avantix Learning Team | Updated March 12, 2021Īpplies to: Microsoft ® PowerPoint ® 2013, 2016, 2019 and 365 (Windows)
