Death to Powerpoint Continued
Let’s do this: - Click inside your bulleted list (to select it) - Make sure that no words are highlighted…just the entire list surrounded (this is a very Powerful animation tool, so we have to make sure we select precisely what we need animated)
- Click the Add Effect button on the task pane
- Select Entrance
- Select More Effects What appears is every animation effect available to you.
They are grouped into four categories: Basic, Subtle, Moderate and Obnoxious (actually, the fourth category is Exciting, but they can be considered obnoxious if you’re not careful in choosing them). When you click on one, you’ll see the bulleted list come in using that animation. (Don’t worry that all bullets come in one after another at this point. Once you’ve actually selected it, you can control when they arrive). By clicking OK, you select that animation for that list. You’ll notice that the bulleted list will have small numbers in a square box next to their position on the slide. This will tell you the order in which they will appear. (Hmmm, does this mean I can modify that to bring them in the order I choose - you bet it does!). You’ll see a reference to the animation which you chose in a box beneath the Add Effect button. Some options you can easily control include: - Start - By default, the animations appear when you click your mouse. Do you want them to appear simultaneously? Select “With Previous”. How about timed? Try “After Previous” (with the little clock next to it, it’s a dead giveaway)
- Direction - Need I describe what this does? (try it…you’ll like it).
- Speed - See above comment. Now, if you’re really adventurous, click the drop down arrow next to the animation listing in box below Direction and Speed. A world of customization options appear. One choice you may want to play with is “Effect Options”. This leads you further down the road of customizing your animation to your liking. So remember, Slide Transition applies a transition effect from one slide to another (and is best used with a single transition per presentation). Animation focuses on movement within a single slide. So, Death to PowerPoint? I think not. Death to speakers who don’t know how to use PowerPoint properly? Now you’re on to something.
Source: www.schoollibraryjournal.com