Make words appear one line at a time in PowerPoint

You can make text appear one line at a time on your slide.

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Make text appear one line at a time

1. On the slide, select the box that contains your text.

2. Click the Animations tab, and then pick an animation, such as Appear, Fade In, or Fly In.

   

   For some animations, such as Fly In, click Effects Options, as you'll need to pick a direction for the bullets to fly in from, such as bottom, top, left, or right.

3. Click Effect Options, and then click By Paragraph to make the paragraphs of text appear one at a time. (The other option, All at Once, makes all the lines of text appear at the same time.)

   

   PowerPoint immediately previews the animation for you.

By default, when you present in Slide Show, each paragraph appears in response to a click. That way, you control when each paragraph appears. You can modify this setting by using the Start, Duration, and Delay controls on the far right end of the Animation tab of the ribbon.

Make text appear one letter at a time

You can also create a "typing" visual effect by making characters in a paragraph appear one at a time.

1. On the slide, select the box that contains your text.

2. Click the Animations tab, and then click the Add Animation drop-down menu to select an animation, such as Appear, Fade, or Fly In.

   

3. Click the Animations tab, and then click Animation pane.

   

   The Animation Pane opens on the right side of the PowerPoint window.

4. In the Animation Pane, click the arrow next to your animation, and select Effect Options.

5. In the dialog box, on the Effect tab under Enhancements, click the arrow next to Animate text, and select By letter. You can change the delay time in the % delay between letters box.

   

   PowerPoint immediately previews the animation for you so that you can see the timing as the characters appear individually. You can repeat the preview by selecting the animation in the Animation Pane and clicking Play Selected.

Show your talking points one bullet at a time.

Make text appear one line at a time

1. On the slide, select the box that contains your text.

2. Click the Animations tab, and then pick an animation, such as Appear, Dissolve in, or Fly In.

   

   For some animations, such as Fly In, click Effects Options on the Animation tab to pick a direction for the bullets to fly in from, such as bottom, top, left, or right.

3. Click Effect Options again, and then click By Paragraph to make the paragraphs of text appear one at a time. (The other option, All at Once, animates all lines of text in a placeholder or text box at the same time.)

   

   PowerPoint immediately previews the animation for you.

By default, when you present in Slide Show, each paragraph appears in response to a click. That way, you control when each paragraph appears. You may also modify this setting by using the Start, Duration, and Delay options in theAnimation pane.

Make text appear one letter at a time

You can also create a "typing" visual effect by making characters in a paragraph appear one at a time.

1. On the slide, select the box that contains your text.

2. On the Animations tab, select the Add Animation drop-down menu, and select an animation, such as Appear, Fade In, or Fly In.

   

3. Select the Animations tab, and then select Animation Pane.

   

   (In PowerPoint for Mac 2011: On the View menu, select Custom Animation).

   The Animation Pane opens on the right side of the PowerPoint window.

   

4. In the Animation Pane, select the animation effect you want to modify, and then select the arrow next to Text Animations.

5. In the Animate text box, select By letter.

   

   The default delay value for the time between letters appearing is 0.5 seconds, but you can change that by clicking the arrow next to Timing, and then choosing a new value in the Delay box.

   PowerPoint immediately previews the animation for you so that you can see the timing as the characters appear individually. You can repeat the preview by selecting the animation in the Animation Pane and clicking Play Selected.

See Also

Animate a word on a slide

Change animation order, speed, or how it starts

Change or remove animation effects

Make text appear one line at a time

1. On the slide, select the box that contains your text.

2. Click the Animations tab, and then pick an animation, such as Appear, Fade In, or Fly In.

   

   For some animations, such as Fly In, click Effects Options, as you'll need to pick a direction for the bullets to fly in from, such as bottom, top, left, or right.

3. Click Effect Options, and then click By Paragraph to make the paragraphs of text appear one at a time. (The other option, All at Once, makes all the lines of text appear at the same time.)

   

4. To preview the animation, on the View tab of the ribbon, in the Start Slide Show group, select From Current Slide, and then click to see each paragraph of text appear one at a time.

   

By default, when you present in Slide Show, each paragraph appears in response to a click. That way, you control when each paragraph appears.

See Also

Animate a picture on your slide

Animation effects available in PowerPoint Online