Special Edition Using Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2002

Design Corner: Spicing Up Your Presentation

With PowerPoint's animation features, you can enliven presentations using transitions, action buttons, or preset animation. Before you apply animation to your presentation, you should have a plan. First, be sure you understand PowerPoint's animation options and how best to use them. If you're not sure, experiment a little. Trial and error can often be the best teacher in learning what works and what doesn't. Second, create a cohesive plan for integrating animation into your presentation (where, how much, what kind, and so forth). Remember that a little can go a long way and that over-animating can have detrimental effects, such as cluttering your presentation and making its file size too large. Finally, ...