Lab 2C: Zooming In on a Picture

In this lab session, you make a picture grow so that it looks like the camera is zooming in on it.

Level of difficulty: Easy

Time to complete: 5 minutes

1. Open the presentation file if it is not already open.

   Start in your completed file from the previous project (MyLab2B.pptx), or open  Lab2C.pptx from the Labs folder if you did not do the previous lab.

2. Save the file as  MyLab2C.pptx.

3. On slide #4, set an emphasis animation for the picture to Grow.

   1. If it does not already appear, display the Custom Animation task pane by clicking Custom Animation on the Animations tab.

   2. Click the picture to select it.

   3. Choose Add Effect Emphasis Grow/Shrink.

4. Set the animation to occur after five seconds.

   1. Select the animation in the Custom Animation pane and open its menu.

   2. Click Timing on the menu that appears.

   3. In the Grow/Shrink dialog box, set the Start value to After Previous.

   4. Set the Delay to 2 Seconds.

   5. Set the Speed to 5 Seconds (Very Slow).

   6. Click OK.

   

   

5. Preview the slide's animation and check your work.

   1. Click the Slide Show View button. If you did the animation correctly, the picture will begin a slow zoom in after two seconds.

   2. Press Esc to return to PowerPoint.

6. Save your work.