Adding Animation Effects In MS PowerPoint

How to Add Animation to PowerPoint on a PC

Here are easy steps for using PowerPoint slide animation. The following instructions are for PowerPoint 2016, 2013, and 2010, as well as PowerPoint for Microsoft 365.

1. Open your PowerPoint presentation and navigate to the slide to which you want to apply animations.
2. Select the item you want to animate.
3. On the Animations tab, in the Animations group, select the More arrow in the Animations box.You can also add Entrance, Emphasis, or Exit animations:
   • An Entrance animates the item as it appears on the slide.
   • An Emphasis animates the item after it’s already on the slide.
   • An Exit animates the item as it leaves the slide.
   
4. Select the animation you want to use. When you select it, you’ll see the animation happen on your slide.
5. You’ll see the number “1” appear next to the object you’ve animated, indicating this will be the first animation to occur when you select within the slide during your presentation. If you animate more than one item, they’ll be numbered in the order in which you create them.
6. If you want to animate several items within an object with the same animation, select the object, then choose your animation.On the Animations tab, in the Animations group, select Effect Options to determine whether you want the animation to happen to all the items at once, or to each one separately. You can also adjust the way the animation happens; for example, whether an item “floats in” from the top or bottom of the slide.
7. To fine-tune the way animations happen during your presentation, on the Animations tab, in the Advanced Animation group, select Animation Pane. A pane will appear in the right-hand column of your screen. Open the Animation Pane to change characteristics of your animations.
   • To change the order of an animation, select it from the list, then use the arrows in the upper-right corner of the pane to move it up or down.
   • To adjust the timing, select an animation from the list and select the down-arrow for options.
   • To view how the animations happen, select Play All.
8. To remove an animation, select an animated item, then, on the Animations tab, in the Animations group, select None.