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Many of you frequently use PowerPoint to create presentations. Concise and impactful content is essential to ensure effective presentations. However, to make your presentations more lively and captivating, creating effects is indispensable. Below is an article guiding you on how to create 4 effects in PowerPoint:
- Creating effects for text.
- Creating effects for charts.
- Applying effects to images.
- Creating slide transition effects.
Applying effects to text
Step 1: Highlight the text segment or select the text box where you want to apply the effect.
Step 2: Next, select Animations -> Add Animation -> choose the effect for the text. You can preview each effect and then select the one you like.
Step 3: To edit the effect, select the Animations tab -> Animation Pane.
The Animation Pane dialog box appears on the right side of the screen. Click the triangle icon in the effect section you want to edit. Here you can change how the effect appears: Start on click (runs when left-clicked), Start with previous (runs simultaneously), Start after previous (runs after the slide is presented).
Step 4: Alternatively, you can edit directly in the Timing section of the Animations tab.
Once you've applied the effects, click on Preview under the Animations section to see them in action.
To remove an effect, highlight the text and select None from the Animation Styles menu.
Animating Graphs
Step 1: Select the graph you want to animate.
Step 2: Choose the Animations tab -> Add Animation -> select the desired effect for the graph.
Once the effects are selected, the graph will appear upon mouse click. Editing and removing effects is similar to text effects. For advanced graph animations, follow the steps below.
Step 3: In the Animations tab, choose the icon as shown below in the Animation section.
Step 4: A small dialog box will appear. Select the Chart Animation tab, and in the Group chart section, you have multiple display options for the graph. You can choose By Element in Category to display the graph sequentially from left to right.
You can select Preview to preview or press F5 for presentation mode to view the results.
Creating effects for images
Step 1: Select the image you want to animate and choose Animation -> Add Animation. Here you can choose effects for the image in the Entrance, Emphasis, Exit, Lines sections.
Step 2: If you want to create additional beautiful image effects, choose Animation -> Add Animation -> More Motion Paths.
Step 3: In the Add Motion Path dialog box, select the type of motion effect you wish to create and press OK.
Step 4: Now, the chosen motion path appears on the interface. You can adjust its length by placing the mouse cursor over the small white squares, then click and drag the mouse to the desired position.
After completion, choose Preview on the left side of the Animations tab to preview. If not satisfactory, you can make further adjustments.
Creating slide transition effects
Step 1: Select the slide where you want to apply slide transition effects. Choose the Transitions tab on the Ribbon toolbar.
Step 2: In the Transition to this slide section, select the slide transition effect you prefer. Click the horizontal line icon and arrow to explore more options for slide transition effects.
Perform the same steps for other slides in the PowerPoint file to apply slide transition effects to all slides. To remove effects from a specific slide, select that slide and choose None in the Transition tab.
You can add desired effects to your presentation following the instructions provided in this article. However, avoid using too many effects on a single slide to prevent visual clutter. Wishing you success!
