Custom Animation problems

[DEM]

I am using custom animation (in Power Point 2003) to bring a line of text in
form the bottom left corner of the slide.

When I do a slide show the line of text appears in the center of the screen
briefly then the proper animation works properly. The text is positioned in
the center of the screen of the slide when I created the custom animation.

I won't want the line of text to appear before the animation. How do I fix
this?

Thanks for your quick reply!

DEM

 

[Echo S]

What kind of animation are you using to bring in the line of text? A motion
path? If so, then you must remember that a motion path is not an entrance
animation. So to fix it, you have to add an Appear entrance animation, put
it immediately above (before) the motion path in the animation timeline, and
set the motion path to begin playing "with previous."

 

[tohlz]

I'm guessing you are using Motion paths?
Delete the effect you are having now.
Next, click Add effect > Entrance > Fly In.
Then, set the direction to "From Bottom Left".

Alternately, to get closer to what you are having (that is, to have the text
positions on the screen when it starts moving), click Add effect > Entrance >
Appear.
Re-order the effect so that Appear is before the motion path. Set the Start
of the motion path to "With Previous".

Feel free to send me a copy at pptheaven[at]gmail[dot]com if problem still
persists.
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Shawn Toh (tohlz)
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP PowerPoint)

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