In PowerPoint 2011 for Mac, effect options for animation can be applied using the Office 2011 for Mac Ribbon, the Toolbox, or a combination of these two features. When you’re working on your own, you can freely use the Ribbon and the Toolbox in any combination.
Using the Ribbon’s Animation Options group in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac
One common type of animation in PowerPoint is the entrance effect for text that appears on the slide. This is especially useful for bullet lists because it lets you display the list one item at a time. This tutorial shows how to animate a text object with an Entrance effect, but you can use any. One cute little animation you can do in PowerPoint 2013 is to make text — especially a short heading — jiggle. Not a lot, but just a little. The effect works best if the text has a funny typeface, such as Cosmic or Jokerman. By using a very small motion path and setting the timing.
- Whether you’re looking to spruce up an internal presentation and impress Mark over in management, or looking to taunt that one employee who never fills the coffee machine, incorporating custom typography is a powerful tool for bringing any piece of text to life. Luckily for us Mac users, the good folks at Apple have made the.
- A PowerPoint ticker text animation or ticker tape or marquee, is a normal text box with some static text, but with a specific animation on it. Start by adding or using an existing text box from your slide. Type your (static) text. Later on, you will learn about how to make this text box content dynamic. But that is for later.
The Animation Options group on the Animations tab of the Ribbon features many options that can be applied to a text animation (in this case, the Rise Up text animation):
- Select any animation order number to the left of an animation to activate the Animation Options group on the Ribbon.
- Click Effect Options.A pop-up menu displays with options.
- From the Start pop-up menu, choose On Click, With Previous, or After Previous.
- Use the Duration spinner control to set the duration of the effect by setting the number of seconds it will play.
Using the Toolbox to set Animation Options in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac
All the effect option settings on the Ribbon are available in the Toolbox, but the Toolbox has additional settings. The following steps explore what’s in the toolbox for the Rise Up text animation:
- Select the bulleted text placeholder.
- Display the Toolbox by clicking Reorder on the Animation Options group of the Animations tab of the Ribbon, or by clicking Toolbox on the Standard toolbar.
- Select the animation you want to tweak, and then click all the disclosure triangles in the Toolbox.This exposes Animation Order, Effect Options, Timing, and Text Animation groups in the Toolbox.
- To change the order in which animations play, select an animation and click an up or down arrow.
- In the Effect Options section of the Toolbox, choose from the options in the After Animation pop-up menu.
- (Optional) Select a sound to play with the animation from the Sound pop-up menu.Adding sound can make your presentation distracting unless you have a specific reason to add sound in the first place.
- Adjust the timing of the Rise Up text effect by selecting from the options in the Timing section.
- To apply fancier text animations, choose from the options in the Text Animations section.
More step-by-step examples can be found in the PowerPoint Presentation Gallery, accessed by choosing File→New From Template. Search for the word Text and then open the Animated Text Effects for PowerPoint Slides template. Some of the examples were made with only a Windows audience in mind. When an example says to use Ctrl-A, use Command-A instead. Also some templates are sourced from Microsoft’s online collection, so you need to be connected to access the template in PowerPoint.
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PowerPoint Animations are special visual effects added to a text or an object in Microsoft PowerPoint. You have to click the object and select the animations tab. They bring your text or object to life.
A transition is a visual effect that occurs when you move from one slide to the next in PowerPoint. A transition can be as simple as a fading to the next slide or a cut.
Animations and transitions engage your audience more than any element. They make the presentation energetic and purposeful, as if you were having a direct conversation with your audience. Through this, the audience entertainingly absorbs ideas.
How to add PowerPoint animations
It’s easy to add animations to PowerPoint. Ensure to insert text or objects into slides before beginning this process.
Step 1. Select the object you want to animate. It could be a block of text, media file, chart, or a shape. Then click the animations menu. If you expand the menu, you will see stars. Each star represents an animation effect.
Step 2: Select the animations effect you want to add to your object. In this case, we chose the bounce animation, which made our text move up and down.
You will know if your object has an animation effect when a box appears with a number on it. For this example, “How to Use Microsoft PowerPoint Animations and Transitions” was enumerated.
Step 3: You can use the timing option for your animation. It helps control the pacing of the objects on the slide.
Start – An animated object will appear as soon as one clicks the slide or with and after the previous animation.
Duration – You can decide how long to play the animation on the slide.
Delay – Extend the time to begin the animation.
To play the animations on the slide, select the preview icon found on the far left-hand corner.
Finally, that’s how you add animation to your presentation. Feel free to use these whenever you want to create a dramatic effect for all your slides.
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Let’s take a close look at the animation effects.
Everything you need to know about animation effects
Microsoft PowerPoint has lots of animation effects to style up your presentation. These effects can help bring your content to life.
When you select the animations menu, you will see a full list of these effects.
Entrance – Here, the stars appear green. This effect will cause the object to enter the slide – for example, bounce, shape, wheel, etc.
Emphasis – Here, the stars yellow. This effect will emphasize specific objects in the slide. For instance, spin an object clockwise or anticlockwise. Also, slightly darken objects, then revert them to their original color, etc.
Exit – Here, the stars appear red. This effect will cause objects to leave the slide. For example, the wheel effect will make the object rotate around a central hub before gradually fading from the slide.
Motion paths – This effect allows an object to move in a certain direction. It could be along a straight line or in a circle.
Sequence your animations
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After adding animations to objects on your PowerPoint presentation, you can change the order in which the animation enters or exit the slide.
From the animations menu, you should see the animation pane on the top right corner. Use the drag and drop feature to move the animation in the order you like.
How to Add Transitions to Microsoft PowerPoint
Step 1: Select the slide that you want to modify.
Step 2: Select the transitions menu and scroll to find the one you like. For example, we chose a split transition for this slide.
If you want to remove the transition from the slide, choose none.
If you see a star next to the slide section, it means that you added a transition.
Step 3: To add sound, select the drop-down menu in the timing section. You will hear the sound when you preview the transition.
Step 4: Adjust the timing of the transition by selecting duration.
Step 5: To play the transition you created, select preview.
Designing a PowerPoint presentation is time-consuming. Fortunately, there are free PowerPoint templates you can use anytime. All you have to do is find the theme that works for you, and you’re good to go.
Everything you need to know about transitions
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There are three types of transition. You can see these when you expand the transition menu.
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Subtle – They are not obvious or easy to notice.
Exciting – They cause great interest or excitement
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Dynamic content – Energetic transitions that only affect the text or images.
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Wrap Up
After following this tutorial, you’re sure to know how to use animations and transitions in Microsoft PowerPoint. It will make your presentation engaging and entertaining for your audience.
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