Creating Interactive PowerPoint

Presentations!

Created by Russell Smith,Technology Facilitator,

North Edgecombe High School

Getting Started…Here is the opening screen for the PowerPoint program…

Click on thedrop-down

menu locatedhere…

Choosing Custom Animation

Once you click on the drop-down arrow,

Scroll down until you see the

“Custom Animation”option.

Select that option.

Custom AnimationThis is an example of what your opening screen for a PowerPoint project might look like.

You mightchoose the Custom

Animationoption to

make yourpresentation

moreinteractive.

Custom Animation:Entrance EffectsOnce you click on

“Custom Animation”,

you will see thatthere are 4

different typesOf animation

effects available.

The first type,“Entrance Effects”,

determines how the selected text

or objectmakes its entrance

into the presentation.

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In thisexample,I am going toselect anEntrance effect for theMain Title forThisPowerPointpresentation.

Click the Main Title toselect it.

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Under the “Custom Animation” menu,select “Entrance”…

In this example, I am goingto select the “Diamond”option under the “Basic”category.

Click “OK” to continue

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Note that there are a wide varietyof entrance effectsavailable, ranging

from “Basic” effectssuch as “Box” and

“Diamond”, to “Exciting” effects,

such as “Boomerang”

and“Pinwheel”.

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In this example, I selected “Diamond”

as the Entrance

effect.

In thisscreenshot,

you cansee the

“Diamond”effect inaction.

Custom Animation:Adjusting the Timing of an Effect

Once an effect has been selected, you can change the settings of the effects of the effect so that it works when

you want it to.Choose whether youwant the effect to happenwhen you click the mouse,at the same time as the

previous effect, or after theprevious effect.

If applicable, choosein which direction theeffect will take place.

You can also select thespeed at which you wantthe effect to take place.

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Notice that when using thiseffect, you are able to choose the direction and amount that the text spins.

Each effect that you add hassimilar options that you canselect in order to customizethe effect.

Custom Animation:Emphasis Effects

“Emphasis” effectsare used to call attentionto specific blocks of text

or objects in the presentations.

Custom Animation:Emphasis Effects, continuedIn this example, the “Spin” Emphasis effect was used for the text in the lower part of the screen.

Custom Animation:Exit Effects

Exit Effects determine

how selected text or an object exits the

screen during a PowerPoint

presentation.

More Exit Effects shown here…

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In this example, I am selecting the

“Ascend” Exit effect……to this block of text.

Custom Animation:Motion Paths

Motion Paths allow the user to determine how

an object moves from oneplace to another on the

screen.

Motion Path Options include:

• Diagonal Down Right• Diagonal Up Right• Down• Left• Right• Up• Draw Custom Path• Pre-determined Motion Paths

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In this example, I willinsert a pieceof clip art intothe PowerPoint

in order to demonstrateMotion Paths.

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Choose the “Custom Animation”menu from the rightside of the screen…

…and select“MotionPaths”…

Custom Animation:Motion Paths-- Diagonal Down Right

Select “Diagonal Down Right” from the “Motion Paths” menu…

The red arrow that appearsindicates the default paththat the object will take

in the PowerPoint presentation. You can

stretch the motion path andchange it by clicking on it

with the mouse if necessary.

Don’t forget that youcan adjust the timing ofany custom animations

in PowerPoint!

Custom Animation:Motion Paths—Diagonal Up Right

Select the “Diagonal Up Right” optionfrom the “Motion Paths” menu…

Again, the red arrowshows the path thatthe object will takein the presentation.

Custom Animation:Motion Paths--Down

Custom Animation:Motion Paths--Left

Custom Animation:Motion Paths--Right

Custom Animation:Motion Paths--Up

Custom Animation:Motion Paths—Custom Path

You also have an option to draw a custom motionpath for your object.

There are 4 choices for drawing a custom motion path:

• Line• Curve• Freeform• Scribble

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When using the “Line”custom motion path,

you can draw a straightline in any direction that you want the

object to take…

As before, the motion paththat the object will take isshown. You can click on

the red arrow to stretch thelength of the motion path.

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When using the “Curve” optionin custom motion paths, everytime you click on the screen when creating the path, thea curve in the path will be

created. You are able to adjustthe curve with your mouse.

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The “Freeform” option in the “Custom Paths” menu allows you todraw a custom motion path just like

you were drawing it by hand.

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The “Scribble” option in the“Custom Paths” menu is basically the same as the

“Freeform” option.

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Selecting the “More Motion Paths”option from the “Motion Paths”

menu gives you a wide variety of pre-determined motion paths that an

object would follow.

Slide TransitionsHere is a screenshot of the 2nd slide in this presentation. In this example,I would like to place a slide transition between the 1st and 2nd slide.

First, select theslide that you would like to

place theslide transition

between by clicking it with

the mouse.

Slide Transitions, continuedNext, choose the slide transition you’d like to

use from the list that is provided…

You can selectthe speed thatthe slidetransition takeseffect…

You can choosea sound effectto play along

with yourslide transition…

If you want theslide transition

to occur automatically, you can do that

as well!

That’s all, folks!

Thanks for your participation!

Enjoy creating your

Interactive

PowerPoint Presentations!