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A great way to emphasize and draw attention to an object
on a slide is to circle it.Of course, the easy way is to insert
a circle, and use the Appear or Fade entrance animation. Be
sure to format the circle with no fill. I like to use a red
outline and give it a weight of at least 2 pt. To format the
circle, right-click and choose Format AutoShape (in 2007,
Format Shape). In the Fill section, choose No Fill from the
drop-down list. In the Line section, choose a red color and
change the Weight. To add the animation, select the circle,
and choose Slide Show> Custom Animation. (In 2007, choose
Animation tab> Custom Animation.) Choose Add Effect> Entrance>
Appear or Fade.
But wouldn't it be more effective for the animation to circle
the object? In other words, your audience would see the the
circle draw itself around the object. You can do this using
the Wheel animation.
Follow these steps:
1. Insert a circle over an object. Format the object
as just described so that it has no fill.
2. Select the circle.
3. Choose Slide Show> Custom Animation. (In 2007, choose
Animation tab> Custom Animation.)
4. Choose Add Effect> Entrance> Wheel.
5. In the Custom Animation task pane, change the number
in the Spokes text box to 1 .
6. Play the animation. You'll see the circle drawn
around the object.
Let's go even further. We might want the circle to have more
character than an AutoShape. Instead, wouldn't it be interesting
if the circle were drawn with crayon or lipstick?
Here's how I did it:
1. I drew circles with lipstick on a white sheet of
paper.
2. I photographed them with my digital camera and uploaded
the photo to my computer.
3. I inserted the photo onto a slide and cropped it
to the bottom circle. Use the Crop button on the Picture toolbar.
(In 2007, use the Picture Tools Format tab> Size group> Crop
button.)
4. I made the background transparent. On the Picture
toolbar, click the Set Transparent Color button. (In 2007,
Picture Tools Format tab> Adjust group> Recolor drop-down>
Set Transparent Color. Click on the background.
5. I moved and resized the circle to encircle the object,
a photo of a peacock feather.
6. To add the animation, I chose Slide Show> Custom
Animation. (In 2007, choose Animation tab> Custom Animation.)
7. I chose Add Effect> Entrance> Wheel.
8. In the Custom Animation task pane, I changed the
number in the Spokes text box to 1.
The animation always starts at the top and this meant that
a little of the left end of the circle showed at the beginning
of the animation. To counteract that, I rotated the circle
slightly counterclockwise.
Ellen Finkelstein is the best-selling author of How to Do
Everything with PowerPoint 2007 (and previous editions for
PowerPoint 2002 and PowerPoint 2003). Other books include
PowerPoint for Teachers: Dynamic Presentations and Interactive
Classroom Projects and 101 Tips Every PowerPoint User Should
Know.
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