PowerPoint Animations

February 2008
http://wic.library.upenn.edu/multimedia/tutorials/pptanim.html

Questions? Email wic1@pobox.upenn.edu or stop by Vitale Digital Media Lab

Examples of PowerPoint animations for education and for fun:

• Calcium Pathways example from University of Toronto
• Plate Tectonics example from University of Texas
• PowerPoint Heaven website with many featured examples

How To Guides and Idea Starters

• Starting presentations with an animated loop
• Biomedical Library Tutorial for PowerPoint
• Article on research-based methods for using PowerPoint animations in teaching
• Tutorial for animations in PowerPoint 2007
• Tutorial for making a custom motion path in PowerPoint 2007

Show and Tell - Concepts

• Objects
• Layering Objects – behind, under, on top
• Invisible Objects
• Action Buttons
  • Slide Show / Action Buttons – look at Mouse Over and Click options
• AutoShapes and ClipArt
• Effects
• Timeline and Preview Box
  • Working with multiple objects and timing