Special Edition Using Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2000

Understanding Animation

PowerPoint includes a multitude of animation options. You can use animation (p. 323-327) to transition from one slide to another in your presentation or to introduce objects and text on a slide. You can also customize these basic animations in a variety of ways. Additional animation options include the capability to have action buttons or other objects perform a specific action in your presentation, such as opening a Web page on the Internet.

In this chapter you learn how to:

• Set transitions Automating transitions from one slide to another in your PowerPoint presentation is easy when you use one of many available slide transition techniques.

• Use preset animation Introduce new objects and text onto a slide by using preset ...