Animations: Build and Sequence

Created: Wednesday, September 26, 2012, posted by Geetesh at 5:57 am

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When you animate objects in PowerPoint, the movement of objects needs to have focus and direction, and more importantly, a reason to move. This balance between focus and direction can be achieved with two similar concepts used in animation — Build and Sequence. Build is a series of animations that happen one after the other, and Sequence is the order in which they animate. Learn more in the following links:

Build and Sequence Animations in PowerPoint 2010

Build and Sequence Animations in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac

Advanced Picture Concepts: Slice and Animate Pictures in PowerPoint
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