Animations

In the section Using slide transitions, we introduced the slide transitions that enable you to apply transition effects when one slide moves to the next. In addition, object animations can be added to animate individual objects of a slide.

In this way, you can emphasize certain slide content, and thus attract increased attention from your audience or simply make the presentation appear more entertaining. However, you should ensure that these effects are not overused.

You can apply animations either to certain objects individually – or to all objects on a slide and even an entire presentation. You can achieve the latter using a slide animation scheme. Many of these animation schemes also contain matching slide transitions.

This chapter provides detailed information on working with object animations:

▪Object animations

In the first section, you will learn how to add, edit and manage animations for individual objects.

▪Slide animation schemes

The animation schemes will then be described. Thus, you can assign slide transitions and matching object animations to a slide or even an entire presentation at once.