Objective 4.3 Set timing for transitions and animations

  • 4.3.1 Set timing for transitions
  • 4.3.2 Set timing and order for animations

4.3 Contents

4.3.2 Set timing and order for animations

The timing options for animations are in the Timing group on the Animations tab. Three timing options can be configured for each animation: Start, Duration, and Delay. The timing options are also expressed visually in the Animation pane.

There are three Start options: On Click, With Previous, and After Previous.

  • On Click runs the animation when the presenter gives the signal to advance, or clicks a specific trigger object on the slide.
  • With Previous starts the animation at the same time as the preceding animation (or in the case of the first animation, immediately after the slide appears).
  • After Previous runs the animation and starts the next animation or action when the presenter gives the signal. The most common use for this setting is to run the final animation on the slide and then immediately transition to the next slide.

As with transitions, the Duration is the length of time from the beginning to the end of an animation effect.

The Delay is the length of time PowerPoint waits after the trigger signal to play the animation.

Animations tab, Timing group

To manually trigger a selected animation

  • Open the Effect Options dialog box. On the Timing tab, in the Start list, click On Click, With Previous, or With Next.
  • On the Animations tab, in the Timing group, in the Start list, click On Click.

To trigger an animation by clicking a specific object

  • In the Advanced Animation group, click Trigger, click On Click of, and then click the trigger object.

Or

  1. Open the Effect Options dialog box.
  2. On the Timing tab, click Triggers.
  3. Click Start effect on click of, and then in the list, click the object you want to use as a trigger.

To automate the start of the selected animation

  • In the Timing group, in the Start list, click With Previous.
  • Open the Effect Options dialog box. On the Timing tab, in the Start list, click With Previous, or After Previous.

To automate the action after the selected animation

  • In the Timing group, in the Start list, click After Previous.
  • Open the Effect Options dialog box. On the Timing tab, in the Start list, click On Click, With Previous, or After Previous.

To change the duration of an animation

  • In the Timing group, enter the number of seconds you want the animation to continue in the Duration box.
  • Open the Effect Options dialog box. On the Timing tab, in the Duration list, click 5 seconds (Very Slow), 3 seconds (Slow), 2 seconds (Medium), 1 seconds (Fast), or 0.5 seconds (Very Fast).

To delay the start of an animation

  • In the Timing group, enter the number of seconds you want to delay the animation in the Delay box.
  • Open the Effect Options dialog box. On the Timing tab, in the Delay box, enter the delay in seconds.

To change the order of animations applied to a selected object

  • On the Animations tab, in the Reorder Animation area of the Timing group, click Move Earlier or Move Later.
  • In the upper-right corner of the Animation pane, click the Move Earlier or Move Later arrow.