Coordinating Multiple Animations

The Custom Animation task pane helps you keep track of your presentation's animations by listing all animated objects in a single location. Use these lists if your slides contain more than one animation, because they help you determine how the animations will work together. For example, you can control the animation of each object, in what order each object appears, specify how long to wait between animation effects, and remove unwanted animations.

Add Multiple Animation Effects to Slide Objects

In Normal view, click the slide object that you want to animate, click the Slide Show menu, and then click Custom Animation.

Click the Add Effect button, point to an effect category, and then choose an animation effect and any additional animation options.

Repeat Steps 1 and 2 to create multiple animation effects on a single slide.

Modify the Animation Order

In Normal view, click the Slide Show menu, and then click Custom Animation.

In the Animation Order list, click an animation.

Click the Re-Order Up or Down arrow button.

Click the Play button.

Set Time Between Animations

In Normal view, click the Slide Show menu, and then click Custom Animation.

In the Animation Order list, click the list arrow of an animation, and then click Timing.

Click the Start list arrow, and then click After Previous.

Use the Delay arrows to select the number of seconds between this animation and the previous event.

Click OK.

Remove an Animation

In Normal view, click the Slide Show menu, and then click Custom Animation.

Click the animation you want to remove from the Animation Order list, and then click the list arrow.

Click Remove.

Did You Know?

You can show animation and transition effects while viewing your presentation in a browser . Click the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the General tab. Click Web Options, click the Show Slide Animation While Browsing check box, and then click OK. Click OK again to close the Options dialog box.