Highlight Text on a PowerPoint Slide Using Emphasis Animation Effectsby Avantix Learning Team | Updated March 12, 2021 Show
Applies to: Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2013, 2016, 2019 and 365 (Windows) If you want to focus attention on a key point on a PowerPoint slide, you may want to highlight text. One way to do this is to use emphasis animation effects. You can use this type of animation to change the color of text, apply a fill to the shape containing the text or even have the text grow or shrink. Many of the emphasis effects change colors but keep in mind that some audience members may not be able to see specific colors so it's a good idea to combine color emphasis with some other text effect like bold. Recommended article: 10 Ways to Compress PowerPoint Presentations to Reduce File Size Do you want to learn more about PowerPoint? Check out our virtual classroom or live classroom PowerPoint courses > Applying an emphasis animation to highlight textYou can apply emphasis animations to text boxes or placeholders in PowerPoint. If you want to highlight text, common emphasis animations are Font Color or Brush Color. Emphasis animations are enabled only for the type of object you select. For example, you can only apply Font Color to a text object. To apply an emphasis animation to a text box or placeholder
You can also apply an emphasis animation by clicking Add Animation on the Animations tab in the Advanced Animation group. The Change Emphasis Effect dialog box includes several other emphasis animations (some are only available in specific versions and for certain types of objects): The most common animations that will change the color of text are:
If you use Object Color, the color of the object or shape containing the text will change. If you use Line Color, the color of the line around the object or shape containing the text will change. You can also use Underline to apply an underline animation effect. Previewing animation effectsAfter you add an animation effect, you can click the Preview or Play button on the Animations tab in the Ribbon to preview it. You can also preview animations by running a slide show (click the Slide Show button on the bottom right of your screen). By default, animations are set to play on click. Setting Effect OptionsYou can also set different Effect Options for emphasis animations. Effect Options change depending on the animation effect you selected. For example, if you selected the Font Color emphasis effect, options would include different colors. To set an effect option for an emphasis animation effect for a text object:
The following Effect Options appear for the Font Color emphasis animation: Controlling the way an animation startsAlthough animations are set by default to start on click, you can start them in other ways. To control the way a text animation starts:
Note the Start setting is set by default to On Click: Setting the speed or duration of an animationWhen you apply an animation, a duration or speed is automatically set for the animation (in seconds). The default duration is different for each animation effect. The initial duration is often fast and you may want to increase the duration to slow it down. To set a speed or duration of a text animation:
Note the Duration in the example below: Removing an animationTo remove animations from one or more objects on a slide:
Emphasis animations are one way to highlight text in PowerPoint. Check out the article How to Highlight Text in PowerPoint (5 Ways) for other strategies for highlighting text. Subscribe to get more articles like this oneDid you find this article helpful? If you would like to receive new articles, join our email list. More resourcesHow to Remove All Animation in PowerPoint Presentations How to Use Morph in PowerPoint to Design Engaging Presentations How to Insert a Video in PowerPoint (From a File on Your PC or Shared Drive) How to Add Animation in PowerPoint (Animate Images, Text and Other Objects) How to Make an Object Appear and Disappear in PowerPoint Using Animations Related coursesMicrosoft PowerPoint: Intermediate / Advanced Microsoft PowerPoint: Design for Non-Designers Microsoft PowerPoint: Animations Bootcamp Microsoft Excel: Intermediate / Advanced VIEW MORE COURSES > Our instructor-led courses are delivered in virtual classroom format or at our downtown Toronto location at 18 King Street East, Suite 1400, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (some in-person classroom courses may also be delivered at an alternate downtown Toronto location). Contact us at if you'd like to arrange custom instructor-led virtual classroom or onsite training on a date that's convenient for you. Copyright 2022 Avantix® Learning Microsoft, the Microsoft logo, Microsoft Office and related Microsoft applications and logos are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in Canada, US and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of the registered owners. Avantix Learning |18 King Street East, Suite 1400, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5C 1C4 | Contact us at What is the first step to apply animation?Watch the video or keep reading.. Step 1: Shooting Reference video. This is a very important and overlooked step. ... . Step 2: Posing. After shooting a reference, it's time to create the key poses of the shot. ... . Step 3: Blocking. ... . Step 4: Splining. ... . Step 5: Smoothing and offset. ... . Step 6: Adding life.. What is the default setting for an object to animate in PowerPoint?The “After animation” setting
This is the default setting and won't have any effect on the animation after it is finished. Colour change allows you to change the colour of an object after the animation is finished.
What are the steps in applying animation effect?How to Apply Animation Effect. Select the text or object you want to animate.. Select the Animations tab.. In Animations group click the drop-down arrow next to Animate option.. Animation options will appear.. Move the cursor over different options to see live preview on the slide.. Select the desired animation.. Which option is used to set the delay in starting the animation?The animation-delay property specifies a delay for the start of an animation.
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