Microsoft PowerPoint: Animations Bootcamp (Intermediate / Advanced Animation Techniques)
PowerPoint Training Series | Level 3
Course Details
Duration: 1 day (9 am – 4 pm)
Microsoft® PowerPoint® Versions: 2010 | 2013 | 2016 | 2019 | 365 (Windows)
Delivery Methods (Instructor-led): Live classroom (LC) | Virtual classroom (VC)
Course Dates: June 29, 2021 (Virtual classroom) | View schedule 
Course Fee: $275 CDN per person + HST (Virtual classroom), $295 CDN per person + HST (Bring your own device for live classroom courses) or $345 CDN per person + HST (Avantix Learning provides device for live classroom courses)*
Custom training: This course may be delivered at your site or ours as an instructor-led or virtual classroom solution. Contact us at info@avantixlearning.ca for more information including savings for custom group training.
Public scheduled courses are delivered as live classroom training or virtual classroom training (as indicated). All courses are instructor-led.
Course Overview
In the instructor-led course, students will move from beginner to advanced animations in PowerPoint. Learn to add entrance, emphasis, exit and motion path animations to enhance audience engagement. Combine animations in interesting ways and use PowerPoint’s Animation Pane to create more advanced effects. Students will apply timings in different ways and learn to use triggers to start animations. Throughout this course, the instructor will include numerous tips, tricks and shortcuts.
Prerequisite: Microsoft PowerPoint: Intermediate / Advanced or equivalent knowledge and skills.
Location and timing: Public scheduled courses are held online in virtual classroom format or in downtown Toronto and run from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm (Eastern Time).
Custom training: This course may be delivered at your site or ours as an instructor-led or virtual classroom solution. Contact us at info@avantixlearning.ca for more information including savings for custom group training.
Related training: View all Microsoft PowerPoint courses >
INCLUDED IN THIS COURSE
- Comprehensive course manual
- Keyboard shortcuts quick reference
- Sample, exercise and template files (new samples added frequently)
- Refreshments (for classes conducted in Avantix Learning classrooms)
- Certificate of completion
- Follow-up email support
Course Topics
Animation Guidelines
- Guidelines for using animations
- Transitions vs animations
Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar for Animating
- Accessing more animations
- Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar for animating
Using Advanced Animation Options
- Changing Effect Options in the Ribbon or in the Animation Pane
- Reordering animations
- Naming objects so they appear with logical names in the Animation Pane
- Controlling how an animation starts and ends
- Understanding and using smooth start, smooth end and bounce
- Adding delays
- Repeating animations
- Showing, hiding and using the Advanced Timeline
Animating Text
- Animating text using Emphasis effects
- Changing Emphasis effects
- Applying Entrance and Exit effects to text
- Animating text to display line by line
- Adding animations to display text by word or by letter
- Recommended animations for text
- Bringing text in from the middle of the screen or off screen
- Creating a soft boom effect
- Placing animated images or video behind text (2013 and later versions)
Combining Animations with Color
- Using animations to change the color of an image, shape or text
- Adding animations to color overlays
Copying and Removing Animations
- Copying multiple animations to other objects
- Removing animations on a slide
- Turning off animations for an entire presentation
Adding Motion Path Animations
- Adding different types of motion path animations
- Accessing more motion paths
- Resizing a motion path
- Redirecting a motion path
- Drawing custom motion paths
- Editing motion paths and adding and removing custom points
- Locking and unlocking motion paths
- Open vs closed motion paths
- Reversing a motion path
- Repeating a motion path animation
Using Triggers with Animations
- Overview of triggers
- Using triggers to start animations
- Dynamically adding color to parts of a map using triggers
- Creating buttons to trigger animations
- Using triggers with media actions for videos (adding play and pause buttons)
Adding Animation to Make Objects Bigger or Smaller
- Adding animation to make text, shapes or images bigger or smaller
- Controlling how large or small an object becomes
Spinning and Rolling Effects
- Understanding spin animation and creating a focal point
- Creating a spinning arrow
- Creating a rolling shape
- Ending a presentation with rolling credits
Adding Zoom and Pan Effects
- Creating zoom effects (all versions)
- Applying new zoom effects (365 subscribers)
- Creating an effect of panning across multiple images or text
Applying morph transitions
- Applying the new morph transition (365 subscribers)
Converting a presentation to video
- Converting a PowerPoint presentation to video
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