So, you told your friends you could animate the Death Star. Or assured your boss that, yes, of course you could make fake ants crawl over his PowerPoint slide, if he really wants it. But you’ve just realised your PowerPoint animation expertise doesn’t extend that far! Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered!
We’ve gathered below all our best tips and tricks for PowerPoint animation: find out how to use animation to make your corporate presentations look slick and professional, or learn how to make something really cool that will have your colleagues standing up in spontaneous applause.
Have a browse, find what you need, or if you don’t, give us a shout! We have many PowerPoint ninjas who would be delighted to help.
You know when you’ve got a conference call and you’re first on, and there’s that blissful silence when you can contemplate anything in the world? What do you do? I found myself in that situation the other day, and I ended up being a bit like Darth Vader…
The Morph transition in PowerPoint 2016 is pretty cool, but did you know that it can also make objects rotate in 3D too? Check this out to see how.
There’s a new feature in PowerPoint 2016 called ‘Screen Recording’ that allows you to record video (exported as an MP4) of hand-drawn sketches, which can serve as a great tool for many different applications, including presentations, eLearning and training. For anyone who is new to the Screen Recording tool, this blog will serve as an easy introduction on how to best use its functionality and get the best results...
Recording narration in PowerPoint is really useful if you want to create an all-singing, all-dancing video version of your presentation, but in the latest version of PowerPoint the interface is slightly counter-intuitive. Here’s how to use it, and do it like a pro...
In PowerPoint, you can create pretty much anything you put your mind to, with just a few tricks up your sleeve and a bit of animation know-how. Maybe you’re sat at your desk, a blank slide open, and you think to yourself, “You know what the world needs more of? Animated PowerPoint bugs.” This is just the article for you.
At BrightCarbon, we animate a lot in PowerPoint. Sometimes, it’s things as simple as a “Fade In” or “Zoom Out”. The rest of the time, it’s more complicated stuff that makes us look a bit like magicians. As we like to share the magic, here are a couple of tips that might make it easier for you when working with complicated animation sequences...
The PowerPoint animation ninja is back! This time he’s going to take you from basic animation tricks, to some pretty awesome tricks that will help you tell better stories in your presentations, and keep your audience hooked for longer. Let's get started, chop chop!
For those of you with PowerPoint 2016 and an Office 365 subscription, you may have noticed that the latest update bestowed upon you a new transition—Morph. Though unassuming, this feature possesses great power. Let's take a look at what it can do.
There are two types of people in the world: those that use PowerPoint animation, and those that don’t. Read on to find out how to strike the right balance between too much and too little animation in your presentations.
Are you frustrated by the wheel animation in PowerPoint? Do you want it to animate anti-clockwise, or from a different starting point? Look no further.
A major problem that people have when creating presentations is a lack of fluidity and cohesiveness between slides. Not only do smooth transitions make the deck more aesthetically appealing, but they also remove interruptions in the flow of information, which can give an audience an opportunity to tune out. Let's discuss some transition techniques from a basic to a more advanced skill level.
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