Add animation to pictures, shapes, text boxes, and more to help bring your PowerPoint slides to life.
Choose an animation
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Select an object, press Shift, and then select the rest of the objects in your slide if needed.
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Select Animation > More to view the three animation types:
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Entrance: Control how an object appears on a slide.
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Emphasis: Control what happens to the object while it’s already on the slide.
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Exit: Control how an object leaves a slide.
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Select an animation to use.
Change animation settings
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Select Animation Pane.
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To determine when and how each animation will happen, select an object, and then select its drop-down arrow.
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Select an option for each animation:
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Start On Click: Make an animation start with a click.
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Start With Previous: Make an animation start at the same time as the previous one.
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Start After Previous: Make an animation start after the previous one happens.
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To reorder an object, select it and then select the Up and Down Arrows in the Animation Pane.
Change multiple animation settings at once
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To change all animations at once, select an animation, press Shift, and then select the last animation. You now have several options:
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To speed up or slow down an animation, change the number in the Duration box.
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To determine when animations appear with a click, select Trigger > On Click of, and then select an object.
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To add multiple animation effects, select Add Animation.
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Select Preview to playback your animations.
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Delete an animation
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Right-click the animation in the Animation Pane and select Remove.
Or, select an animation from the top of the slide and press Delete.