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ANIMATION TECHNIQUES
(Note: This page uses screen captures
fromPowerPoint2000, hover the commands are the same for Office
2002 and 2003. Updated images are forthcoming).
Animation
reveals information in a dramatic and timely manner. If used
correctly, it can also help to re‑invigorate
the viewers' interest in your presentation.
All
one really needs to know about animation can be summed up very
simply: don't
overdo it! Pick a single style of animation and apply it
to your entire presentation.
NEVER use
RANDOM effects.
Applying Animation: Timing
Applying
these effects is a 2‑step
process. First you need to select the items to animate, then the
type of desired animation effect is applied.
1. Open
the slide with the Modules practiced earlier.
2. Select Slide Show, Custom Animation.
3.
The Custom dialogue box
appears with the Timings tab
selected.
4 ‑ Select the item you wish to animate.
5. From Start
animation, choose Animate, then
choose Automatically.
6.
Select each item to animate in the order you wish to have the
effects.
Should you
place an item in the wrong order, simply select the item you wish
to re‑order then press the up and
down arrow keys found to the right of the Animation order window
to place it in the correct position.
Applying Animation: Effects
1. Once completed, the special effects can be applied by
clicking on the Effects tab
2. Select Module 1 and
from the Entry
Animation and Sound drop
down list, choose
Peek From
Left
3. Repeat
this step for Module 2 and choose the effect Fly From
Bottom.
4. For Module 3, choose the
effect Peek
From Right.
5. Press Preview button
to review the animation on this slide or run your slide show.
Note:
PowerPoint's
default is to apply animations in the order that you place objects
on the slide, and cause each action to take place by clicking the
mouse. If multiple objects were animated within a single slide,
then each of them would be listed in the Animation
Order window.
Always
make certain that the object you want to apply effects to is the
same object highlighted in the Animation
Order window. If, at a later date you wish to remove the
animation from an object, simply put a check in the box beside Don't
animate in the Start
Animation area of the dialogue box. PowerPoint's default is to
select Animate when
opening the dialogue box because generally, that is the purpose of
opening the box in the first place.
Applying Special
Animation Effects
You can apply special builds in your slide
presentation that are very simple to apply but can add a
dramatic
effect.
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Select
the slide with the Modules that have the animation effects already applied.
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Go
to Slide Sorter View and
copy this slide three times.
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Once
copied, go to the first slide in the series.
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In the first slide, delete Module 2 and Module 3.
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In
the second slide delete only Module
3.
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Leave
the third copied slide as is.
If you run through the slide presentation at
this point, you will see how the elements arrive one by
one.
The animation effects still need to be adjusted for maximum
impact.
1. Go
to the slide with Module 1 and Module 2.
2. Select Module 1 only.
3. Go to Custom
Animation.
4. From the Effects tab, select No
Effect.
5. Go to the last copied slide with the 3
Modules.
6. Apply the same No Effect to Module 1 and Module 2 only.
7.
Go
back to the first slide of this series and run your slide show
and observe the effects.
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