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You can use animation to introduce objects onto a slide one at a time or with special animation effects. For example, a bulleted list can appear one bulleted item at a time, or a picture or chart can fade gradually into the slide's foreground. You can use many kinds of animations with PowerPoint. Some are called animations schemes ”animation effects that PowerPoint has designed for you. Many of the preset animations contain sounds. You can also design your own customized animations , including those with your own special effects and sound elements.

Apply an Animation Scheme

Select the slide or object you want to animate.

Click the Slide Show menu, and then click Animation Schemes.

Click the animation you want.

To apply the animation scheme to all slides, click Apply To All Slides.

To preview the animation, click Play.

When you're done, click the Close button on the task pane.

Remove an Animation Scheme

Select the slide or object you want to animate.

Click the Slide Show menu, and then click Animation Schemes.

Click No Animation.

When you're done, click the Close button on the task pane.

Change an Animation Scheme

In Normal, right-click the object, and then click Custom Animation.

Click the animation scheme item you want to change.

To remove it, click Remove.

To modify it, click a list arrow (Start, Direction, or Speed), and then click an option.

To preview it, click Play.

When you're done, click the Close button on the task pane.