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Setting Properties of Animations
You can set the timing and change the sequence of animations applied to different objects on a slide.
To set the properties of an animation, on the Animations tab, in the Timing group, do any of the
following:
1. Click the Start box and select:

• On Click : to start the animation on mouse click. 1
• With Previous : to start the animation at the same time
as the previous animation.
• After Previous : to start the animation immediately
after the previous animation.

2. Click in the Duration box and specify the length of the animation.
3. Click in the Delay box and specify the time duration after 2
which the animation starts.
4. Under the Reorder Animation section, click the Move Earlier
or Move Later button to change the order of the animation
on different objects in a slide. 3 4
PowerPoint applies the specified animation settings to the objects in the slide.

Applying Multiple Animation Effects 2

You can also apply multiple animations to the same
object.

To add more animation effects to an animated object:
1. Select an object with an animation applied to it.
2. On the Animations tab, click the Add Animation
button in the Advanced Animation group. 1
A menu appears.

3. Select the animation effect you want to apply. 3
PowerPoint applies the new animation to the selected object and
displays two numbers adjacent to the animated object.

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Removing Animation
You can remove an animation from an animated object if
it is not required anymore.
To remove an animation from an object:
1. Select the object from which you want to remove
the animation.
2. On the Animations tab, click the More button in
the Animation group.
A menu appears.
3. Under the None category, select the None option.
PowerPoint removes all animations from the selected object.

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