Building motion into PowerPoint slideshows makes them come alive like no static images could ever hope to do. Here's our step-by-step guide through all the features and options.

PowerPoint's animations and transitions can help you grab your audience's attention, present information in bite-sized chunks ...

If you want a different type of Motion Path, click More Motion Paths on the Animation tab in the Advanced Animation group. An Add Motion Path dialog box will open.

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In PowerPoint 2003, choose Motion Paths from the Add Effect dropdown. Select Right and click OK (no OK button in 2003). In the Timing group, choose After Previous from the Start dropdown.

To make a slow-motion video in PowerPoint, follow these steps: Open the PowerPoint and finish editing your slides. Go to the Record tab. Click on the From Beginning/From Current Slide option.