International Animation Day: How to add animations to PowerPoint presentations

Imagine having a presentation scheduled right after lunch or early Monday morning. Would treating your audience with a series of grey texts serve justice? Fortunately, the Microsoft PowerPoint lets you create more than just text-based slides.

Did you know you can create short, animated videos on PowerPoint? Yes, you read it right. Follow these simple steps to carve out a simple animation video using PowerPoint.

Step 1. Go to PowerPoint

To get started with your animation creation, open PowerPoint on your laptop or smartphone and go to “Transitions”.

Step 2: Uncheck “On Mouse Click”

Once you go to “Transitions”, uncheck the “On Mouse Click” option. Following that, consider checking the “After” menu.

Now, from here, you need to set the time duration for which you want the slide to stay before moving on to the next slide. You can also specify the transition length from the “Duration” option.

Step 3: Create the animation stages

Once you have set the time values, you can start making the various stages of your animation by importing your desired image or text. Import your first frame into Slide 1 and place it in the position from where you want your animation to begin.

Step 4: Repeat the process

Once you are done placing the first frame, just duplicate the same frame and change the position of the subject accordingly in the next slides. In case you are using multiple pictures or text, import the same and repeat the same process as above until you are done.

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Step 5: Play the slideshow

Once you are finished deciding the movement of the slides, play the slideshow. The automatic transitions and the time duration you have chosen will reflect as an animation video on your screen.

Follow these simple tricks and entice the audience with a charismatic presentation.