Custom Entrance Animations Resize notes area, when necessary, so you can read and follow the directions below.

Custom Animation–Text Placeholder Custom animations allow you to control how text comes into your slide With oral presentations, it is helpful to bring your bullets in as you talk about them – Less distracting for the audience – Not tempted to read ahead

Customizing Text Animation All of the animation effects can be customized in many ways When direction is applicable, it can be changed to come in from 8 different directions – Avoid anything from the left when animating text – Makes most audience members eyes ‘twitch’ Speed may vary from computer to computer

Effect Options Direction: options for a Smooth Start and End Sound: adds a sound to the animation effect (don’t be tempted…) After animation: select a color to have bullets dim on next animation – Dimming previous bullets can help to keep the audience focused Animate text: All at once, By Word, or By Letter

Timing Options Delay: by default 0 seconds – adjust to have more time between animations on timed slides or when Automatically after previous is set Repeat: by default (none) – best setting for text Rewind when done playing check box – by default unchecked (Rewind on a text animation makes it disappear.) Triggers button (more about this one later!)

Text Animation Options Group text allows you to determine animation grouping options from: – All at once, to – By any level paragraph Automatically after allows you to set a number of seconds between automatic animations In reverse order – brings your last bullet in first

Entrance Animation Effects Crawl In Fly In Rise Up Zoom Boomerang Bounce Float Light Speed Spiral In Appear Dissolve In Flash Once Fade Expand Compress Glide Thread Wheel Sample Text End Show

Animation Triggers Complete control of animation effects Can make ‘just in case’ text appear only if you need it Can repeat if desired Multiple animation effects can use the same trigger Logo

Congratulations! You have completed the text entrance animations tutorial. Now go back and play a little. Try different animation effects with different custom settings to see how they affect your text. Have fun!