Animation

Creates a custom animation on the current slide. You can only use existing objects to create an animation.

Animation

Shows a preview of the objects in the animation. You can also press the Play button to view the animation.

Jumps to the first image in the animation sequence.

Plays the animation backwards.

Stops playing the animation.

Plays the animation.

Jumps to the last image in the animation sequence.

Image Number

Indicates the position of the current image in the animation sequence. If you want to view another image, enter its number or click the up and down arrows.

Duration

Enter the number of seconds to display the current image. This option is only available if you select the Bitmap object option in the Animation group field.

Loop count

Sets the number of times that the animation is played. If you want the animation to play continuously, choose Max.

Image

Adds or removes objects from your animation.

Apply Object

Adds selected object(s) as a single image.

Apply Objects Individually

Adds an image for each selected object. If you select a grouped object, an image is created for each object in the group.

You can also select an animation, such as an animated GIF, and click this icon to open it for editing. When you are finished editing the animation, click Create to insert a new animation into your slide.

Delete Current Image

Deletes current image from the animation sequence.

Delete All Images

Deletes all of the images in the animation.

Number

Total number of images in the animation.

Animation group

Sets object properties for your animation.

Group object

Assembles images into a single object so that they can be moved as a group. You can still edit individual objects by double-clicking the group in the slide.

Bitmap object

Combines images into a single image.

Alignment

Aligns the images in your animation.

Create

Inserts the animation into the current slide.