Custom Animations & PowerPoint

What are ‘Custom Animations’? Custom Animations: –Are a list of effects that you can apply to objects to have them animate during the slide show.

Here is an example… Step 1: Press Shift-F5 Step 2: Observe what happens when Step 3 comes on the screen. Step 3: What happened? Answer:

How to Use? Click on ‘Slide Show’ Click on ‘Custom Animation’ –It comes up on the right hand side.

The Difference Effects… There are 4 effects you can apply; 1. Entrance 2. Emphasis 3. Exit 4. Motion Paths

What are Entrance Effects Entrance Effects occur when something enters the slide show (text, picture, chart).

Activity 1: Applying Entrance Effects Step 1: Click on ‘Slide Show’. Click on ‘Custom Animation’. Step 2: Highlight the picture below and apply a ‘BOX’ effect at a ‘VERY SLOW’ speed.

Activity 1: Continued. Make one picture have a MEDIUM speed and ‘BOUNCE’ effect. Make one picture have a FAST speed and a ‘DISSOLVE IN’ effect.

What is an Emphasis Effect? Emphasis effects make a part of the slide stand out more than the rest of the slide. For example…Press Shift-F5, then press the down arrow key and see what happens to the word ‘WOW’ below. WOW!!!

Activity 2: Applying Emphasis Make only this line SPIN. Make only this line GROW 200%. Make only this line change FONT STYLE to Italics. Make only this line change FONT to IMPACT.

How to Remove Effects… Step 1: Click on the small number on the left of the slide. Step 2: Click on ‘remove’ on the right side of the screen. Try it on Me!!!

Removing Specific Effects… Only remove the SPIN effect. Keep the GROW effect.

What is an EXIT effect? An exit effect is the opposite of entrance. For example, look at what happens to the picture.

Activity: Adding Exit Effects Give this picture a SLOW, VERTICAL, ‘BLINDS’ exit.

Activity: Adding Exit Effects Give this picture a MEDIUM, UP, ‘CHECKERBOARD’ exit.

Activity: Adding Exit Effects Give this picture a VERY FAST, to the BOTTOM-RIGHT, ‘FLY OUT’ exit.

What is a ‘Motion Path’ Effect? Motion paths move text, pictures, or charts around the slide. For example, look what happens the the words below when you click. LOOK!!!

Activity: Applying Motion Paths Make this line move to the right. Make this line move down.

Activity Continued… Go to ‘Custom Path’ and draw a ‘Free- Form’ path for this line.

Activity Continued… Go to ‘Custom Path’ and draw a ‘Scribble’ path for this line.

Activity Continued… Go to ‘More Motion Paths’ and give the picture a ‘6 Point Star’ path.

Activity Continued… Go to ‘More Motion Paths’, scroll down and give the picture a SLOW, ‘Neutron’ path.

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