In order to do that, right-click on a specific effect from the list on the sidebar and select Effect Options item from the drop-down menu, which will open a pop-up window with effect settings.

Motion evokes the most basic human instincts and naturally attracts the attention of the eye.

Used well, animation makes the viewing experience engaging and dynamic.

The main idea of using animations is not just to make content interactive and entertaining, but also to draw viewers attention to the key points and therefore express ideas in a more memorable way.

There are plenty of animations in Microsoft PowerPoint that can be applied to text, shapes or pictures.

Some of the most commonly used effects are: Appear, Fade in, Fly in, etc.

Sometimes our imagination goes beyond standard PowerPoint animations, so we need to create a more complex, unique animation that no other presentation contains.

Custom Animation Combo A single object on a PowerPoint slide may have many animation effects applied at the same time.

Adjusting the settings for each effect will create a combination that most likely will be a unique one.

PowerPoint has a toolbar called Animation Pane that gives you total control over the animations on a slide.

This makes creating sophisticated animations very easy with only a few clicks.

To show the Animation Pane, switch to the Animations tab in your PowerPoint and click the respective button.

Note: Animation Pane used to have a different name and placement in PowerPoint 2007.

Tip: You may also turn on Selection Pane to give distinct names to objects on a slide (Home Select Selection Pane).

Click the button Add Animation or select an animation from the sample gallery on the left hand side.

To apply additional animations, click the same Add Animation button again.

Its important to know that only this option will append an animation.

Right-click on a subsequent animation and select Start With previous so both animations will coincide.

If you select After previous, animations will be set in a sequence.

A Combo-animation has now been created After several effects are assigned to a single object, you can see them stacked at the Animation Pane.

When you select the object on a slide, all its animations will be automatically selected in the Animation Pane and the Animation gallery will indicate Multiple.

Now you can control the effect options that many animations provide.

For example, you can change the direction of the Fly In effect.

Animation Pane In Powerpoint For Mac