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Creating Engaging Text Animations in PowerPoint

Dec 3, 2024

Lecture Notes: Creating Text Animation in PowerPoint

Introduction

  • Speaker: Dale from Crazy Good PowerPoint
  • Inspiration from Google I.O. keynote's text animation
  • Purpose: Recreate the animation in PowerPoint as a video intro or to introduce new sections in presentations

Key Sections of Slide Animation

  1. Awesome Text Introduction

    • Insert a full-width text box with the word "Awesome"
    • Set default text box: Font Montserrat Semi Bold, size 115, color black
    • Change background to Google blue
    • Duplicate text for solid and outline effects
    • Rename in selection pane: "solid" and "outline"
    • Apply text outline using PowerPoint quirks
    • Animation: Appear animation, animate each letter by 0.1 seconds
    • Delay solid text appearance by 0.3 seconds
    • Align text boxes to the middle
    • Add motion path animation, reverse direction, set duration to 1 second
    • Smooth start but abrupt end effect

  2. Creating the Next Slide

    • Duplicate first slide, remove animations
    • Rename text to "slide intro"
    • Increase font size to 190
    • Align text position for morphing
    • Apply same animation from first slide using animation painter
    • Adjust motion path to right, reverse path direction
    • Rename layers for clarity
    • Adjust animation order and duration
    • Add third animation for outline disappear

  3. Final Slide Setup

    • Duplicate second slide, remove animations
    • Decrease font size to 80, center align
    • Delete unnecessary outline text
    • Group and align texts
    • Change background to white

Slide Transition Settings

  • First two slides: No transition, automatic advance after animations
  • Third slide: Morph transition, set to 0.75 seconds

Conclusion

  • Recap: Effective text animation that can be reused
  • Encouragement to like and subscribe for more content
  • Download link available in video description

Additional Notes

  • Demonstrates practical skills that could be useful professionally
  • Personal engagement and gratitude from Dale
  • Call-to-action for audience support and future video updates

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