Several animations for slide objects are available through the drop-down
menus on the menu bar.
First, select the text box or graphic that will be animated.
Select Slide Show, and then Preset Animation.
Choose from one of the options.
To select a different animation or turn the animation
off, select the appropriate choice from the same menu.
For more options, follow the procedure below:
Select Slide Show on the Menu Toolbar.
Select Custom Animation from the menu bar.
Select the object on the slide that will be animated from
the Check to animate slide objects list.
Under the Effects tab, select the animation type (or select
"No Effect" to turn an animation off) and direction from the drop-down
menus and select a sound if you wish.
Select an After animation effect if the text should change
colors after the animation executes.
Color palette - Select one of the color swatches or
click More Colors for a larger selection. The text will change to
the selected color when the mouse is clicked during the slide show.
Don't Dim - This option erases all After Animation
effects.
Hide After Animation - Text will be immediately erased
after the animation is completed.
Hide on Next Mouse click - The text will be erased
when the mouse is clicked.
Choose the style of displaying the text under the Introduce
text section. The drop-down menu provides options for displaying the characters
for each bulleted item. Select "All at once" for the text to appear immediately,
"by Word" for the text to appear one word at a time, or "by Letter" for
a typewriter effect that displays one letter at a time.
Click the Order & Timing tab to alter the order that the
objects appear on the slide. Highlight the object in the Animation order
box and click the Move arrows to move the object's position within the
animation sequence. Under Start animation, choose "On mouse click" to
activate the animation by clicking the mouse or "Automatically" for the
animation to execute after a set number of seconds.
Click the Preview button at any time to preview the animation on the slide
and click OK when finished.
Add transition effects when changing slides by following these steps:
Select Slide Show from the Menu Toolbar.
Select Slide Transition from the menu bar to open the Slide Transition dialog
box.
From the Effect section, choose a transition from the drop-down menu and
notice the preview after the transition is selected.
Select a speed for the transition as well.
Under Advance, check "On mouse click" for the slide transition to occur
by clicking the mouse or using keystrokes or check "Automatically after" and
a number of seconds if the transition should occur automatically.
Select a Sound if necessary and check the Loop until next sound if it should
keep repeating until the next sound is played.
Click Apply to All if the transition effects should be added
to every slide or Apply if the effects should be added only to the current
slide.
