Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 Step by Step

Customize animation effects

To set the trigger for a selected animation

TIP  Many of the following settings can be configured on the Animations tab, in the Animation Pane, or in the effect-specific options dialog box. We’ve provided one path to the setting, but use the interface that you’re most comfortable with.

1. Do any of the following in the Timing group on the Animations tab:

● ● To start the animation manually, click the Start list, and then click On Click .

● ● To start the animation based on the previous animation, click the Start list, and then click With Previous or After Previous . ● ● To start the animation a specific period of time after the trigger, specify the Delay in seconds. Or 1. Do either of the following in the Advanced Animation group on the Anima- tions tab: ● ● To start the animation when you click an object on the slide, click the Trigger button, click On Click of , and then click a trigger object on the slide. ● ● To start the animation at a specific point during the playback of an audio clip or video clip, in the Trigger list, click On Bookmark , and then click a bookmark that you’ve set in an audio or video clip.

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SEE ALSO  For information about setting bookmarks, see the sidebar “Bookmark points of interest in media clips” later in this chapter.

Or 1. In the Animation Pane , drag the colored indicator bar to the starting point you want.

To set the duration of a selected animation 1. Do either of the following:

● ● On the Animations tab, in the Timing group, specify the Duration in seconds. ● ● In the Animation Pane , drag the right side of the colored indicator bar to set the duration in accordance with the timeline at the bottom of the pane.

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