Remove Animations on One Slide or Turn Off Animations for an Entire PowerPoint Presentation
by Avantix Learning Team | Updated September 12, 2023
Applies to: Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021 and 365 (Windows)
You can quickly remove or delete PowerPoint animations on an individual slide or turn off all animations for an entire presentation. This can be particularly helpful for specific audiences. In this article, we'll use two methods to remove animations. The first method permanently removes animations on a slide and the second simply disables animations during a presentation. Animations can be enabled again later.
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Remove animations on one or more slides
Since you can't restore animation if you use the following method, you may want to work on a copy of the presentation (or slide) and retain the original with animations.
To remove animations on a single slide:
- In Normal View, display the slide with the animations you want to remove. You can also display a layout or master in Slide Master View.
- Click an object on the slide. If you are selecting a placeholder, click its edge.
- Press Ctrl + A to select all objects on the slide.
- Click the Animations tab in the Ribbon.
- If necessary, click the More down arrow in the Animations gallery in the Animation group.
- Click None. Repeat for other slides.
Note: If the animation has been created in Slide Master View, you'll need to remove it from the Slide Master or layout (submaster) in Slide Master View.
Turn off animations for an entire presentation
If you want to disable all animations in a presentation for a specific audience or because a presentation is "overanimated", you can use the following technique.
To turn off all animations in a PowerPoint presentation:
- In Normal View, click the Slide Show tab in the Ribbon.
- Click Set up Show.
- Check the Show without animation check box.
- Click OK. When you run a slide show, no animations should appear.
Be sure to run a slide show to check the results. If some objects are on top of others, you may need to make further changes in the presentation.
Turn on animations for an entire presentation
If you used the above method to disable animations, you can enable animations again at any time.
To enable animations in a PowerPoint presentation:
- In Normal View, click the Slide Show tab in the Ribbon.
- Click Set up Show.
- Uncheck the Show without animation check box.
- Click OK. When you run the slide show, the animations should appear.
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