Overview of animation
Connecting lines between shapes
are always associated with the second shape and are not animated individually.
If you apply an animation to
shapes in a SmartArt graphic, the animation plays in the order that the shapes
appear. The order can be reversed only as a whole. For example, if you have six
shapes and each contains a single letter A through F, you can play the
animation from A to F or F to A. You cannot play the animation out of order,
such as A to C and then F to D. However, you can create multiple slides to
mimic this order. In this example, you can create one slide that animates
shapes A to C and a second slide that animates shapes F to D.
When you convert a diagram that
was created by using a version of PowerPoint earlier than Microsoft Office
PowerPoint 2007 to a SmartArt graphic, you may lose some animation settings, or
the animation may appear differently.
When you apply All at once,
some animations behave differently than they do when you apply As one object.
For example, with the All at once option applied to the Fly In
animation, shapes that have farther to fly will fly at a faster speed so that
all of the shapes arrive at their destinations at the same time. With As one
object applied, all parts of the SmartArt graphic are animated in the same
way (in the case of the Fly In example, at the same speed).
If you apply any animation to
your SmartArt graphic other than As one object, then any other
animations you apply to that same SmartArt graphic cannot be As one object.
Multiple animations applied to SmartArt graphics must be all As one object
or all not As one object.
If you apply any animation
(except As one object) to a SmartArt graphic, the background for the
SmartArt graphic is always visible on the slide. It is not possible to animate
the background, although the background may not be apparent to you if it does
not have a fill or lines applied to it.
If you apply an animation, such
as Fly In, to your SmartArt graphic and then delete the animation for a
particular shape, the shape from which you deleted the animation will start out
visible on the slide.
If you copy a SmartArt graphic
that has an animation applied to it to another slide, the animation is also
copied.
Addition animation effects, such
as the Color Typewriter Entrance effect or the Flip Exit effect,
are available for shapes. Effects that are unavailable for SmartArt graphics
will appear dimmed.
To provide additional emphasis or
show your information in phases, you can add an animation to your SmartArt
graphic or to an individual shape in your SmartArt graphic. For example, you
can make a shape fly in quickly from one side of your screen or slowly fade in.
To decide which animation works
best with the layout for your SmartArt graphic, view your information in the
SmartArt graphic Text pane,
since most animation starts at the top of the Text pane and moves down.
Alternatively, you can
. If the
Text pane is not visible, you can display it.
The animations that are available
depend on the layout that you choose for your SmartArt graphic, but you can
always animate all of the shapes at once or one shape at time.
The best way to animate your
SmartArt graphic is to use the choices in the Animate list. If necessary,
you can customize an animation in the Custom Animation task pane (task pane: A window within an Office application
that provides commonly used commands. Its location and small size allow you to
use these commands while still working on your files.).
Animated items are noted on the
slide by nonprinting numbered tags. These tags correspond to the animations in
the Custom Animation
list (Custom Animation list: The list of animation
sequences for a slide. Items are listed in the order in which they are added,
and include icons that indicate timing in relation to other animation events.),
are displayed to the side of your SmartArt graphic, and appear only in Normal
view with the Custom Animation task pane displayed.
Note
Apply
animation sparingly to prevent obscuring your message or overwhelming your
audience.
Animations for SmartArt graphics
Animations that you apply to a
SmartArt graphic are different from animations that you can apply to shapes,
text, or WordArt in the following ways:
Connecting lines between shapes
are always associated with the second shape and are not animated individually. If you apply an animation to
shapes in a SmartArt graphic, the animation plays in the order that the shapes
appear. The order can be reversed only as a whole. For example, if you have six
shapes and each contains a single letter A through F, you can play the
animation from A to F or F to A. You cannot play the animation out of order,
such as A to C and then F to D. However, you can create multiple slides to
mimic this order. In this example, you can create one slide that animates
shapes A to C and a second slide that animates shapes F to D. When you convert a diagram that
was created by using a version of PowerPoint earlier than Microsoft Office
PowerPoint 2007 to a SmartArt graphic, you may lose some animation settings, or
the animation may appear differently.
When you switch to a
different layout, any animation that you have added is transferred
to the new layout.
Add an animation
1.
Click the
SmartArt graphic that you want to animate.
2. On the Animations tab, in
the Animations group, select the animation that you want from the Animate
list.
When you animate your SmartArt
graphic, depending on the layout that you use, you can choose from among the
following options.
Animation
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Description
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As one object
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The animation is applied as though the entire
SmartArt graphic is one large picture or object (object: A table, chart, graphic, equation, or
other form of information. Objects created in one application, for example
spreadsheets, and linked or embedded in another application are OLE objects.).
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All at once
|
All of the shapes in the SmartArt graphic are
animated at the same time. The difference between this animation and As
one object is most notable in animations where the shapes rotate or grow.
With All at once, each shape rotates or grows individually. With As
one object, the entire SmartArt graphic rotates or grows.
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One by one
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Each shape is animated individually, one after
the other.
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By branch one by one
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All of the shapes in the same branch are
animated at the same time. This animation works well with branches of an
organization chart or a hierarchy layout and is similar to One by one.
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By level at once
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All shapes at the same level are animated at the
same time. For example, if you have a layout with three shapes that contain
Level 1 text and three shapes that contain Level 2 text, the three shapes
that contain Level 1 text are animated together first, and then the three
shapes that contain Level 2 text are animated together.
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By level one by one
|
The shapes in the SmartArt graphic are animated
first by level and then individually within that level. For example, if you
have a layout with four shapes that contain Level 1 text and three shapes
that contain Level 2 text, each of the four shapes that contain Level 1 text
are animated individually first, and then each of the three shapes that
contain Level 2 text are animated individually.
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Notes
When you apply All at once,
some animations behave differently than they do when you apply As one object.
For example, with the All at once option applied to the Fly In
animation, shapes that have farther to fly will fly at a faster speed so that
all of the shapes arrive at their destinations at the same time. With As one
object applied, all parts of the SmartArt graphic are animated in the same
way (in the case of the Fly In example, at the same speed). If you apply any animation to
your SmartArt graphic other than As one object, then any other
animations you apply to that same SmartArt graphic cannot be As one object.
Multiple animations applied to SmartArt graphics must be all As one object
or all not As one object. If you apply any animation
(except As one object) to a SmartArt graphic, the background for the
SmartArt graphic is always visible on the slide. It is not possible to animate
the background, although the background may not be apparent to you if it does
not have a fill or lines applied to it. If you apply an animation, such
as Fly In, to your SmartArt graphic and then delete the animation for a
particular shape, the shape from which you deleted the animation will start out
visible on the slide. If you copy a SmartArt graphic
that has an animation applied to it to another slide, the animation is also
copied. Addition animation effects, such
as the Color Typewriter Entrance effect or the Flip Exit effect,
are available for shapes. Effects that are unavailable for SmartArt graphics
will appear dimmed.
Reverse the order of an animation
1.
Click the
SmartArt graphic with the animation that you want to reverse.
2. On the Animations tab, in
the Animations group, click Custom Animation.
3. Right-click the custom animation
in the Custom
Animation list (Custom Animation list: The
list of animation sequences for a slide. Items are listed in the order in which
they are added, and include icons that indicate timing in relation to other
animation events.), and then click Effect Options on the
shortcut menu.
4. Click the SmartArt Animation
tab, and then select the Reverse order check box.
Remove an animation
1.
Click the
SmartArt graphic with the animation that you want to remove.
2. On the Animations tab, in
the Animations group, in the Animate list, click No Animation.
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