Choreograph effects to make a multimedia presentation

You can create visually interesting presentations that

help you tell a story when you choreograph effects.

Choreographed effects can have different start or

stop times and can include entrance effects, exit

effects, motion paths, or even audio or video.

For example, if you want to illustrate a timeline of

events, you could bring in a graphic, discuss it, and

then bring in another graphic as the one you just

discussed exits the screen. When you want to discuss

complex topics, choreographing effects can help you

break them down into pieces that are easier to

understand.

After each effect is created, it is listed in the Custom

Animation task pane, where you can determine

whether the effect begins with a mouse click or whether

it begins after the previous effect is completed. This

is very useful when you want to illustrate how pieces

fit together by displaying one piece, then another

immediately thereafter. You can choose the speed at

which effects occur.

1 Click the Animations tab.

2 Click Custom Animation.

The Custom Animation task pane

appears.

3 Select the text or click the object

to which you want to apply an

entrance effect.

4 Click Add Effect.

5 Click Entrance.

6 Click the effect you want to

apply.

The effect is added to

the object.

7 Click the object to

which you want to add

an exit effect.

8 Click Add Effect.

9 Click Exit.

0 Click the effect you

want to apply.

The exit effect is added to the object.

11 Click here and select After Previous from

the Start menu.

12 Click here and select a speed from the

Speed menu.

13 Repeat Steps 3 to 12 for each object on

which you want to apply an effect.

14 Click Play.

PowerPoint plays your arranged effects.

Did You Know?

If you have more than one element that you would

like to enter or exit at the same time, you can group

the elements first and then apply the effect. Ctrl+click

to select multiple items such as text or graphics, and

then follow the steps above.

Try This!

You can orchestrate effects so that they occur at the

same time. Follow the steps above, but in Step 11,

click With Previous instead of After Previous.

More Options!

You can change the order in which exit effects take

place. After following the steps above, click the effect

to reorder and then click the Re-Order arrows to

move the effect to its desired position.