This is a simplified tip sheet giving basic assistance in PowerPoint. PowerPoint Help has assistance in advanced detail.
- Animation in PowerPoint means to add a special visual or sound effect to text or an object. For example, you can have your text bullet points fly in from the left, one word at a time, or hear the sound of applause when a picture is uncovered. You can animate any number of objects on a slide, and you can even animate elements of a chart.
- Videos (movies) can be added to PowerPoint presentations.
- An animated GIF is a file that contains a series of GIF images that are displayed in rapid sequence to produce an animated effect.
To animate text and objects
Display the slide that has the text or objects you want to animate.
On the Animation tab
Click Custom Animation,
Click the drop down arrow next to Add Effect
In the illustrated example the text will be animated, and will Fly in From left.
You have the option of selecting which text to animate. Either All at once or by 1st level Paragraph.
To view the animation:
Click Slide Show, then
Click on View Show
To insert a video (movie) to a slide
Display the slide you want to add the video to.
Click on the Insert menu
Click on Movie.
Do one of the following:
- To insert a video from another location, click Movie from File, locate the folder that contains the video, and then double-click the video you want.
- To insert a video from the Clip Gallery, click Movie from Clip Organiser , and then locate and insert the video you want.
Position the video clip on the slide. To view click Slide Show, then select From beginning.
To insert an animated GIF picture on a slide
Display the slide you want to add the animated GIF picture to.
Do one of the following:
- To insert an animated GIF picture from the Clip Gallery, click Clip Art on the Insert tab and then select Movie under Media type.
- To insert an animated GIF picture from a file, on the Insert tab, click on Picture. To view the animated GIF picture, click Slide Show, then From Beginning.