PowerPoint Tip - Circle an Object

A excellent way to emphasize and draw interest to an object on a slide is to circle it.Of course, the straightforward way is to insert a circle, and use the Seem or Fade entrance animation. Be certain to format the circle with no fill. I like to use a red outline and give it a weight of at least two pt. To format the circle, proper-click and pick Format AutoShape (in 2007, Format Shape). In the Fill section, pick out No Fill from the drop-down list. In the Line section, select a red colour and modify the Weight. To add the animation, pick out the circle, and decide on Slide Show> Custom Animation. (In 2007, select Animation tab> Custom Animation.) Pick out Add Impact> Entrance> Seem or Fade.

But would not it be far more powerful for the animation to circle the object? In other words, your audience would see the the circle draw itself about the object. You can do this employing the Wheel animation.

Stick to these measures:

1. Insert a circle more than an object. Format the object as just described so that it has no fill.

two. Decide on the circle.

three. Decide on Slide Show> Custom Animation. (In 2007, select Animation tab> Custom Animation.)

four. Decide on Add Impact> Entrance> Wheel.

five. In the Custom Animation process pane, modify the quantity in the Spokes text box to 1.

six. Play the animation. You are going to see the circle drawn about the object.

Let's go even additional. We could want the circle to have extra character than an AutoShape. Alternatively, would not it be exciting if the circle have been drawn with crayon or lipstick?

Here's how I did it:

1. I drew circles with lipstick on a white sheet of paper.

two. I photographed them with my digital camera and uploaded the photo to my computer system.

three. I inserted the photo onto a slide and cropped it to the bottom circle. Use the Crop button on the Image toolbar. (In 2007, use the Image Tools Format tab> Size group> Crop button.)

four. I created the background transparent. On the Image toolbar, click the Set Transparent Colour button. (In 2007, Image Tools Format tab> Alter group> Recolor drop-down> Set Transparent Colour. Click on the background.

five. I moved and resized the circle to encircle the object, a photo of a peacock feather.

six. To add the animation, I chose Slide Show> Custom Animation. (In 2007, opt for Animation tab> Custom Animation.)

7. I chose Add Impact> Entrance> Wheel.

eight. In the Custom Animation job pane, I changed the quantity in the Spokes text box to 1.

The animation normally begins at the major and this meant that a tiny of the left finish of the circle showed at the starting of the animation. To counteract that, I rotated the circle slightly counterclockwise.

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