1. Multimedia Presentations
Animation
(using Microsoft Powerpoint)

2. Animation in slide shows is used …
to make a slide more interesting
to focus on one particular object of a slide.
…but
too
much
animation
can be
really
irritating
for
the
viewer!

3. Animation is the way objects appear on the slide.
Here are some different ways that objects can appear….(Click for each one)
Objects can fly in from the top…
or the left…
or the top left…
or the right…
or the top right…
or bottom…
or the bottom left…
or the bottom right.
Text can fly in one word at a time…
…or even one letter at a time.

4. Objects can…
… appear at the click of the mouse
…dissolve in
…appear like opening blinds horizontally
…or vertically
…or like a checkerboard
…or crawl in very slowly from any direction
…or flash and disappear

5. Objects can also…
…spiral in…
…or stretch across from the middle.
…or appear in a strip coming from any direction.
…or swivel
…or zoom out.

6. Effects can then be added to the objects such as…
Adding a sound.
Hiding on the next mouse click.
Changing colour after the animation.
Click for the next slide…

7. All these animation effects can be set using the ‘Custom Animation’ dialog box. The easiest way to open this is to right-click on the object.
The End.