Tip: If you don't see the Animations pane, make sure you are in Normal view, and then click Animation Pane on the Animations tab. In the Animations pane, you can do any of the following:. Move or delete an animation Select the effect in the Animations pane. At the top of the pane, click the arrow keys to change the order of your animations, or click the red X to delete an animation. To delete all animations from a slide at once, click the first item in the list, press and hold the SHIFT key as you click on the last item in the list, and then click the red X.
Change to a different animation Select the effect in the Animations pane, and click a different effect in the ribbon on the Animations tab. Add another animation to the same object First select the text or object on the slide (not in the Animations pane), and then click the additional effect you want to apply. Change the effect properties Select the effect in the Animations pane and make the changes you want under Effect Options. The settings available here depend on the type of animation you selected. This example shows the options for a Fly In animation. Change the effect timing Select the effect in the Animations pane and make the changes you want under Timing.
Options include how the animation is triggered, how long it lasts, and whether you want to delay its start or repeat it. For longer animations that might get triggered again during your presentation, you can choose Rewind when done playing to speed things up a little bit the second time around. If you want to disable animations from an entire presentation, click the Slide Show tab, click Set Up Slide Show, and then select Show without animation.
Animate Text in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac. Explore extra options available for text animations in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac. Activating animation options in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac. Click the Animations tab of the Ribbon. Click a number associated with an animation (this is typically on the slide itself) or select the line of a motion path animation.
Note: You can change one animation effect for another effect of the same type. For example, you can change an entrance effect for another entrance effect, but not for a motion path. If you want to change an entrance effect to a motion path, remove the effect and apply a new one instead. In the navigation pane, select the slide that contains the animation effect that you want to change, and then click the Animation tab. How to select slides in the navigation pane. On the View menu, click Normal. In the top of the navigation pane, click the Slides tab, and then click a slide.
Depending on the width of the navigation pane, you will either see the and named tabs or the Slides and Outline icon tabs. On the slide, select the animation effect that you want to change. Tips:. Each animation effect is represented on the slide by a number next to the object, which indicates the order that it will play in. If two animation effects are set to play at the same time, they are represented by a numbered stack. To select an animation effect that is in a numbered stack, you must view the full list of animation effects on the slide. On the Animations tab, under Animation Options, click Reorder, and then click the animation that you want.
On the Animations tab, click a different animation effect. Tip: To preview all animation effects on the slide, on the Animations tab, under Preview, click Play. Remove an animation effect from an object. In the navigation pane, select the slide that contains the animation effect that you want to change, and then click the Animation tab. How to select slides in the navigation pane.
On the View menu, click Normal. In the top of the navigation pane, click the Slides tab, and then click a slide. Depending on the width of the navigation pane, you will either see the and named tabs or the Slides and Outline icon tabs. On the slide, select the animation effect that you want to remove. Tips:. Each animation effect is represented on the slide by a number next to the object, which indicates the order that it will play in.
If two animation effects are set to play at the same time, they are represented by a numbered stack. To select an animation effect that is in a numbered stack, you must view the full list of animation effects on the slide.
On the Animations tab, under Animation Options, click Reorder, and then click the animation that you want. Press DELETE. Remove all animation effects on a slide. On the navigation pane, select the slide that contains the animation effects that you want to remove.
How to select slides in the navigation pane. On the View menu, click Normal. In the top of the navigation pane, click the Slides tab, and then click a slide. Depending on the width of the navigation pane, you will either see the and named tabs or the Slides and Outline icon tabs.
On the Animations tab, under Animation Options, click Reorder. Under Animation Order, select all the animation effects in the list.
To do this, click the first item in the list, and then press and hold the SHIFT key as you click on the last item in the list. Click Delete.
Disable animations from playing during a slide show. On the Slide Show tab, under Set Up, click Set Up Show. Under Show options, select the Show without animation check box.
By After you apply an animation to an object on your slide made with PowerPoint 2011 for Mac, you can use PowerPoint’s Animation Options group on the Animations tab. Each effect comes with its own collection of options from which to choose.
Animation Options can’t be applied until you have applied at least one animation, be it either entrance, emphasis, exit, or Motion Path. Each effect comes with a collection of options that you can use to customize the effect’s animation.
After you’ve applied an animation effect, you can adjust its animation options. Activating animation options in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac To apply animation effect options, you can use the Ribbon or the Toolbox. To use the Ribbon to apply an animation effect, follow these steps.
Click the Animations tab of the Ribbon. Click a number associated with an animation (this is typically on the slide itself) or select the line of a motion path animation. In the Animation Options group, you can choose individual effect options, change the start event, and change the duration of the animation effects in seconds. To use the Toolbox to apply an animation effect, follow these steps:. Click Toolbox on the Standard toolbar. Select the Custom Animation tab in the Toolbox.
Select an animation from the list in the Toolbox. Click disclosure triangles at the bottom of the Toolbox to display more options.
Choosing Start options for PowerPoint animations All effects have these same three Start options, sometimes referred to as animation events because they determine when an effect will start playing:. On Click: When chosen, PowerPoint waits for you to click the mouse button before starting the animation when the slide show is running. On Click is the default setting when you add a new animation to a slide. With Previous: When With Previous is chosen, the animation plays simultaneously with the previous animation in the list in the Animation Order section of the Custom Animation tab of the Toolbox, or as indicated with numbers in Normal view when the Animations tab of the Ribbon has been chosen. After Previous: This option tells PowerPoint to wait until the previous animation has completed before automatically starting the selected animation. You can chain many animations together so that they play all at the same time. If you want all the animations to play without having to click the mouse, the first animation in the list should be With Previous or After Previous.