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• Using presentation graphics, a meeting organiser can also prepare handouts for
distribution among the participants.
Let’s learn more about some new features of PowerPoint.

Applying Animation Effects

Animation is the process by which multiple pages are Think and Discuss
displayed rapidly in a sequence such that the images
appear to be in motion. It is the addition of special Why do we need to add animation
visual/sound eff ects to the text and graphics on a slide. eff ects to a presentation?

Animation can be used for any or all of the following purposes.
• Emphasise on important information in the slide.
• Control the order in which information is displayed on the slide.
• Hold the attention and interest of the audience.

Follow these steps to apply animation
eff ects to the objects in a slide.
1. Open any presentation and select
the object to be animated.

2. Select the Add Animation button
in the ‘Advanced Animation’ group.
3. You will see drop-down menu Step 1
with four diff erent categories of
animation eff ects as described
here.
 Entrance: It shows how the content of the slides will appear in the beginning. It has
transitions such as Appear, Fade, Fly In, Float In
Step 2
and Split.
 Emphasis: The transition eff ects under this
heading emphasise on the slides during the
presentation. It has transitions such as Pulse,
Color pulse, Teeter, Spin and Desaturate.

 Exit: The transition eff ects under this heading
allow the contents leaving the slides. It has
Step 3
transitions such as Disappear, Fade, Fly Out,
Float Out and Split.
 Motion Paths: The transition eff ects under this
heading make objects on a slide move up or
down, left or right or in various patterns like star
and circular. They make the objects move from
one position to another on a slide. During the
slide show, the objects move in a specified path.

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