Click the emphasis effect you want to apply.

If you would like to select an emphasis effect that does not appear in the Emphasis group, click More Emphasis Effects at the bottom of the gallery.

Click an emphasis animation in the Emphasis group.

In the Animations group, click the More down arrow on the bottom right of the Animations gallery.

Click the Animations tab in the Ribbon.

Click in the text box or placeholder you want to animate.

To apply an emphasis animation to a text box or placeholder For example, you can only apply Font Color to a text object. Emphasis animations are enabled only for the type of object you select. If you want to highlight text, common emphasis animations are Font Color or Brush Color. You can apply emphasis animations to text boxes or placeholders in PowerPoint. Recommended article: 10 Ways to Compress PowerPoint Presentations to Reduce File Sizeĭo you want to learn more about PowerPoint? Check out our virtual classroom or live classroom PowerPoint courses > Applying an emphasis animation to highlight text

Many of the emphasis effects change colors but keep in mind that some audience members may not be able to see specific colors so it's a good idea to combine color emphasis with some other text effect like bold. You can use this type of animation to change the color of text, apply a fill to the shape containing the text or even have the text grow or shrink. One way to do this is to use emphasis animation effects.

If you want to focus attention on a key point on a PowerPoint slide, you may want to highlight text. Highlight Text on a PowerPoint Slide Using Emphasis Animation Effectsīy Avantix Learning Team | Updated March 12, 2021Īpplies to: Microsoft ® PowerPoint ® 2013, 2016, 2019 and 365 (Windows)

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