To make the text appear on click in PowerPoint, simply choose the element > menu bar > “Animations” > “Add Animation”. You can also customize the duration or delay of the text and choose if you want to make sentences appear word by word or per letter (typing effect).
Making your presentation appear on click can make it more fun or professional, depending on what goal you want to achieve and how you want your audience to see you. Create amazing effects that will definitely grab your audience’s attention!
It only takes a few simple steps to make text appear on click in PowerPoint.
Step 1: Choose which element you want to animate to appear. It may be a picture, a text, or a shape. In this case, we will be using a text box.
Step 2: Click “Animations” on the menu bar and then “Add Animation.” Make sure you like the animation you have chosen.
Step 3: Since the animation is defaulted to “appear on click,” you now have a text box that will appear on click.
Making sentences appear word by word
Words appearing word by word can have an impact on your audience and help keep them focused on what you are saying. You’ll see this approach a lot in slide decks that pack in heavy detail, like medical talks or legal briefings where each phrase deserves its own beat.
To add word-by-word animation to your PowerPoint presentations:
Step 1: Choose the textbox with the sentence or phrase you want to animate.
Step 2: Click “Animations” on the menu bar and then “Add Animation.” Make sure you like the animation you have chosen.
Step 3: Click the “Animation Pane“. This will show up in the sidebar.
Step 4: Click the arrow next to the element that corresponds to the text box. Alternatively, you can right-click the element.
Step 5: Select “Effect Options.” This will open a window.
Step 6: In the window, click the drop-down option “Animate Text,” and select “By Word.”
Step 7: Adjust the delay on which the words appear by using the “% delay between words” that is located below the “Animate Text” option.
Step 8: Click ‘OK‘ and You’re done! Your text will now appear word by word.
Adding a typing effect in the animation
Enhance your presentation and capture your audience’s focus using the typing effect animation. It works for both text and images, allowing you to control how quickly or slowly they appear on the screen.
Here’s how to add a typing effect in PowerPoint:
Step 1: Choose the textbox with the word, sentence, or phrase you want to animate.
Step 2: Click “Animations” on the menu bar and then “Add Animation.”
Step 3: Click the “Animation Pane“. This will show up in the sidebar.
Step 4: Click the arrow of the element that corresponds to the text box.
Step 5: Select “Effect Options.” This will open a window.
Step 6: In the window, click the drop-down option by “Animate Text” and select “By Letter.”
Step 7: Adjust the delay on which the letters appear by using the “% delay between letters” that is located below the “Animate Text” option.
Step 8: You’re done! Your text will now appear like it is typing.
Conclusion
A few small animation tweaks like these go a long way toward helping your audience track the points you’re making in PowerPoint. With your next click, your presentation will now be more engaging and attention-grabbing, so don’t miss the opportunity to deliver organized and clear content!
