Microsoft PowerPoint - Apply Animation effects to text or objects

In PowerPoint 2013 and later, you can apply animation effects (motion) to text, pictures, shapes, SmartArt graphics, and more, so they play in your slide show.

For example, you can make words or text appear one line at a time. Build a slide presentation that animates bullet points or even production credits.

Note: In PowerPoint, animations are not the same as transitions. A transition animates the way one slide changes to the next.

To add an animation effect to an object or text in a slide:

1.     Select the object or text on the slide that you want to animate.

 

2. On the Animations tab, click Add Animation, and pick an animation effect.

Note: To apply additional animation effects to the same object, see Apply multiple animation effects to one object, or to add a motion path, see Add a motion path animation effect.

Tip: Some entrance and exit effects (such as Flip, Drop, and Whip) and some emphasis effects (such as Brush Colour and Wave) are available only for objects that contain text. If you want to apply an animation effect that isn't available for this reason, try adding a space inside your object.