2. 1 Custom Animation Custom Animation adds drive-in and sound effects to objects to your slideshow.

3. 2 Animating Objects You can: Change drive-in effects Add sounds to objects Automate animations Set the order of appearance. Slide Show / Custom Animation changes the way objects behave.

4. 3 Animation Tips: Animate text, graphs, charts Introduce objects from the nearest side. Do not allow objects to cross the page. Animate Shapes, Lines, & Arrows

5. 4 Animation Design Tips: Do NOT move pictures unnecessarily Try to use stationary animations for graphics Do NOT move or animate titles Leave titles in the same place on each slide Do NOT let objects cross the page Introduce objects from the nearest side

6. 5 Drive-in Effects Drive-in effects are also called Entry Animations

7. 6 Entry Animation and Sound Change Entry Animation – wipe, fly, etc.. Add Sound Effects – but not too noisy! Go to…. Slideshow / Custom Animation

8. 7 Find More Sounds For sound effects on objects Go to …. Slide Show / Custom Animation Entry Animation/ Sound/ Other Sound Find more sounds at C:/ Windows / Media Add “.wav ” sounds

9. 8 Custom Animations Slide Menu / Custom Animation Add sounds Apply transitions Change entry effects order of appearance speed and timing Click on the plant

10. 9 Animate with a Purpose Look at the shape and direction of your the object. Design the entire slide. Make the animation suit the tone of your presentation. The animation should enhance your message

11. Use Your Imagination Experiment with introducing elements, moving objects on the slide Pay attention to: order of appearance speed and timing

12. 11 Slide Show / Custom Animation Order and Time Animations View / Toolbars / Animation Toolbar

13. 12 1.Select the object your wish to animate. 2.Select the order in which the object appears. 3.Start animation automatically or by mouse click. Ordering and Timing

14. 13 Animation Rules Introduce objects from the nearest side left, right, top, bottom Make the order of appearance logical right to left clockwise top to bottom Animation should always have a purpose Animation should always have a purpose.

15. 14 Poor Animation This is CONFUSING and ILLOGICAL Step 1 Step 2 Step 4 Step 3

16. 15 Animation Rules Introduce objects from the NEAREST side in a LOGICAL order Top right Right Left Bottom

17. 16 Background Music Go to…Insert / Movies and Sounds / Sound from Files Find music files on disk Add a midi or wave file Go to …Slide Show / Custom Animation / Multimedia Settings

18. 17 Review Animation Tips 1.Introduce animation effects with a purpose. 2.Do not use too many distracting effects, 3.Introduce items in the order they are read. 4.Do not let items cross the page. Animation can make all the difference

19. 18 The End