Add animation to slides
Applies To
PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 PowerPoint 2024 PowerPoint 2021 PowerPoint 2019 PowerPoint 2016![Your browser does not support video. Install Microsoft Silverlight, Adobe Flash Player, or Internet Explorer 9.](https://cxcs.microsoft.net/static/public/surface-and-devices/neutral/4873755a-8b1e-497e-bc54-101d1e75d3e7/d07c07fd6aabfe12ed716e87301dc3a1a3a7b5b0.png)
Try it!
Add animation and effects to text, pictures, shapes, and objects in your PowerPoint presentation.
Add animations and effects
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Select the object or text you want to animate.
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Select Animations and choose an animation.
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Select Effect Options and choose an effect.
Manage animations and effects
There are different ways to start animations in your presentation:
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On Click - Start an animation when you click a slide.
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With Previous - Play an animation at the same time as the previous animation in your sequence.
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After Previous - Start an animation immediately after the previous one happens.
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Duration - Lengthen or shorten an effect.
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Delay - Add time before an effect runs.
Add more effects to an animation
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Select an object or text with an animation.
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Select Add Animation and choose one.
Change the order of animations
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Select an animation marker.
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Choose the option you want:
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Move Earlier - Make an animation appear earlier in the sequence.
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Move Later - Make an animation occur later in the sequence.
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Add animation to grouped objects
You can add an animation to grouped objects, text, and more.
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Press Ctrl and select the objects you want.
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Select Format > Group > Group to group the objects together.
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Select Animations and choose an animation.