Animate text or objects

You can animate the text, pictures, shapes, tables, SmartArt graphics, and other objects in your PowerPoint presentation.

Add animations to text, pictures, shapes, and more in your presentation

Select the object or text you want to animate.

Animate
Select Animations and choose an animation.

Animations
Select Effect Options and choose an effect.

Effect Options

Manage animations and effects

There are different ways to start animations in your presentation:

On Click: Start an animation when you click a slide.
With Previous: Play an animation at the same time as the previous animation in your sequence.
After Previous: Start an animation immediately after the previous one happens.

After Previous
Duration: Lengthen or shorten an effect.
Delay: Add time before an effect runs.

Options

Add more effects to an animation

Select an object or text with an animation.

Object
Select Add Animation and choose one.

Add Animation

Change the order of animations

Select an animation maker.

Animation Maker
Choose the option you want:
- Move Earlier: Make an animation appear earlier in the sequence.
  
  Move Earlier
- Move Later: Make an animation occur later in the sequence.
  
  Move Later