Change the sequence of animations

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003

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  • In normal view, display the presentation with the animations you want to re-order.
  • On the Slide Show menu, click Custom Animation.

    The effects appear in the Custom Animation list, top to bottom, in the order you apply them. The animated items are noted on the slide, in normal view, with a non-printing numbered tag that correlates to the effects in the list.

  • In the Custom Animation task pane, select the item in the list that you want to move and drag it to another position in the list.

    • Note  If you do not see the animation that you want to select in the list, make sure that each animation in the list is fully expanded.

    Custom animation list expand or collapse

    Callout 1 Collapsed list

    Callout 2 Expanded list

    ShowTip

    Changes you make are reflected on the slide as well as in the list by renumbering each animated item on the slide. The numbers appear in gray boxes attached to the placeholder of the animated item.

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