Custom Animation is a feature in Microsoft Office PowerPoint. It contains a list of effects that you can apply to objects to have them animate during the slide show. PowerPoint 2000 and earlier versions offer basic Entrance effects such as Appear, Dissolve and etc. It is to be noted that in PowerPoint 2000 and earlier versions, all objects can only be animated once.
With the release of PowerPoint 2002/XP, more effects are introduced and are grouped into 4 categories. The 4 categories include: Entrance, Emphasis, Exit (The 3 E’s), and Motion Paths. Objects can now be animated multiple times and effects can be combined to create complex animations such as the Leaf Motion effect. Each effect contains variables such as start (On click, With previous, After previous), delay, speed, repeat and triggers.
Exit effects animate object so that it leaves the slide show. During the slide show view, the object will disappear from the screen based to the effect that you have added. They can be re-called by adding an Entrance effect. A fun fact is that even if you have added an Exit effect on the object, you can still add an Emphasis effect or Motion Path after the Exit effect. The object will still animate, with the exception that the animation will be hidden from the viewers.
Motion Paths animate object by moving it from one position to another. This feature is similar to Motion Tweening in Adobe Flash, but much simpler to manipulate with. PowerPoint provides a wide range of Motion Paths to choose from. In addition, you can draw and modify Motion Paths. The methods available includes Line, Curve, FreeForm and Scribble. Best way to understand how they work is to try them out individually. Take note that if you are using PowerPoint 2004 for Mac, Motion Paths cannot be added, but you will be able to view Motion Paths added from PowerPoint for Windows.
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Animation Trigger is a feature introduced in PowerPoint 2002/XP and the later versions. It allows an object to be animated only when a specific object on the Slide Show is clicked, hence triggering the animations. It is widely use for interaction purposes. Triggers can be found under the Timing tab by double clicking on added effects. Check out the Animation Trigger tutorial
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