PowerPoint: Animating Text, Images and Charts
Bring your presentations to life with motion that matters. In this hands-on, 60-minute webinar, you’ll learn how to animate text, images, and charts in Microsoft PowerPoint to enhance your storytelling and engage your audience.
August
08,
2025
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM (Eastern Time)
Duration: 1 Day
Hours: 1 Hour
Training Level: All Levels
About the Course:
This session is perfect for anyone who wants to add polish and professionalism to their PowerPoint slides. Whether you’re creating training materials, delivering business proposals, or speaking at events, you’ll leave with practical skills and time-saving techniques that will immediately improve how your presentations look and feel.
From animating bullet points to creating dynamic visuals with motion paths and triggers, you’ll discover how to apply the right effects at the right time to support your message and elevate your presentation delivery.
Course Objective:
- Animating Text
- Animating Images and Graphics
- Animating Charts and Graphs
- Customizing Timings and Actions
Who is the Target Audience?
- Training Specialists and Instructional Designers
- Marketing Managers and Coordinators
- Sales Professionals and Account Executives
- Corporate Communications Specialists
- Executive Assistants and Administrative Professionals
- Project Managers and Team Leads
- Human Resources Professionals
- Business Analysts and Consultants
- Educators and Professors
- Public Speakers and Workshop Facilitators
- Nonprofit Program Coordinators
- Event Planners and Meeting Organizers
Basic Knowledge:
- This session is perfect for anyone who wants to add polish and professionalism to their PowerPoint slides. Whether you’re creating training materials, delivering business proposals, or speaking at events, you’ll leave with practical skills and time-saving techniques that will immediately improve how your presentations look and feel.
Curriculum
Total Duration: 1 Hour
Introduction to Animations in PowerPoint
- What are animations and their purpose?
- Types of animations: Entrance, Emphasis, Exit, Motion Paths
- The Animation Pane and Timeline
Animating Text
- Applying basic text animations
- Adjusting animation effects (timing, delay, duration)
- Using the "Animation Painter" for consistency
- Text animation best practices (avoiding overuse)
Animating Images & Shapes
- Adding entrance and exit effects to images
- Creating smooth transitions (morph & zoom effects)
- Layering animations for complex sequences
- Using motion paths for dynamic movement
Animating Charts
- Applying animation to entire charts vs. individual elements
- Using "Wipe" and "Fade" effects for data visualization
- Controlling chart animation sequence (by series, category, etc.)
- Enhancing charts with emphasis animations
Advanced Tips & Best Practices
- Combining animations with transitions
- Using triggers and interactive animations
- Optimizing performance (avoiding excessive animations)
- Professional use cases (presentations, reports, pitches)