Animate text and objects in PowerPoint for Mac

You can animate the text and object in your presentation to give them visual effects, including entrances, exits, changes in size or color, and even movement. You can use any animation effect by itself or combine multiple effects together. For instance, you can make a line of text fly in from the left while it grows in size by applying both a Fly In entrance effect and a Grow/Shrink emphasis effect.

Note: Transitions are another way to add visual effects when moving from one slide to another in a slide show. For more information about how to add transitions between slides, see Add, edit, or remove transitions.

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Add animation effects to text or objects

1. Select the text or object that you want to apply an animation effect to.

2. Do one of the following:

   To animate how	Do this
   Text or objects enter the slide	On the Animations tab, under Entrance Effects, click the animation that you want. To see more animations, point to an animation effect, and then click .
   Text or objects are emphasized on the slide	On the Animations tab, under Emphasis Effects, click the animation that you want. To see more animations, point to an animation effect, and then click .
   Text or objects exit the slide	On the Animations tab, under Exit Effects, click the animation that you want. To see more animations, point to an animation effect, and then click .
   Text or objects follow a motion path on the slide	On the Animations tab, under Motion, click Paths, and then click the animation that you want.
   Movie or audio play, pause, or stop Note: You must select the audio or video object on the slide to see the animation effects that are available.	On the Animations tab, under Emphasis Effects, click Play, Pause, or Stop.

3. To vary the animation, such as the direction the animated object moves, under Animation Options, click Effect Options, and then choose the variation that you want.

   

What if "Effect Options" isn't available?

• The Effect Options button may be grayed out because there are no effect options available for the animation effect or type of object being animated. But before you assume that is the case, make sure the animation number is selected, rather than the object, and then try clicking Effect Options again.

Tips: 

1. Each animation effect is represented on the slide by a number   next to the object, which indicates the order that it will play in.  If two animation effects are set to play at the same time, they are represented by a numbered stack  .

2. You can change other animation options, such as the speed or how the animations starts. For more information, see Change animation order, speed, or how it starts.

3. To preview all animation effects on the slide, on the Animations tab, under Preview, click Play.

You can apply multiple animation effects to the same object. The animations can occur one after the other, or at the same time. The following steps explain how to make an object fly in from the left while at the same time growing in size.

Apply multiple animations to a single object

1. Select the text or object that you want to apply an animation effect to.

2. On the Animations tab, under Entrance Effects, click Fly In.

   

   To see more animations, point to an animation effect, and then click .

3. Select the text or object again.

4. On the Animations tab, under Emphasis Effects, click Grow/Shrink.

   

   To see more animations, point to an animation effect, and then click .

5. Select the animation effect that you just added on the slide.

   Note: Each animation effect is represented on the slide by a number   next to the object, which indicates the order that it will play in.

6. On the Animations tab, under Animation Options, on the Start pop-up menu, click With Previous.

   

   Tip: To preview all animation effects on the slide, on the Animations tab, under Preview, click Play.

You can view the list of animations on the slide to modify the order they play in, change advanced options, or remove an animation.

View a list of animations on a slide

1. In the navigation pane, select the slide with the animation effects that you want to view.

   • On the View menu, click Normal.

   • In the top of the navigation pane, click the Slides   tab, and then click a slide. Depending on the width of the navigation pane, you will either see the and  named tabs or the Slides  and Outline  icon tabs.

2. On the Animations tab, under Animation Options, click Reorder.

   

See also

Animate text and objects with motion paths

Change animation order, speed, or how it starts

Change or remove animation effects

Animate a word on a slide

Animate bullet points on a slide

Add animation to text or an object

• Select the item that you want to animate, click the Animations tab, and then choose one of the following:

  If you want an item to	Click here on the Animations tab of the ribbon
  Appear on the slide	(Click the right arrow to see more choices)
  Receive emphasis
  Exit the slide
  Follow a defined path

You can apply more than one animation to a single object. Simply select the object again and apply an additional effect.

Edit animation effects

To change, remove, or reorder animation effects:

1. Select the slide you want, select the animated item, and then on the Animations tab, click Animation Pane.

2. The Animation Pane at the right shows all the animations on the slide.

   

   Here you can:

   • Reorder or remove animations

   • Change how the animation works, or add a sound

   • Change how the animation starts and how long it lasts

Choose Play From to preview your changes.

See also

Animate text and objects with motion paths

Change or remove animation effects

Animate a word on a slide

Animate bullet points one at a time