Effect

Specifies the settings and enhancements for the current effect in the Effect Options dialogue box.

Settings

For some effects, the settings can be specified on the Effect tab page.

Direction

Specifies the direction for the effect.

Accelerated start

Enable this option to assign a gradually increasing speed to the start of the effect.

Decelerated end

Enable this option to assign a gradually decreasing speed to the end of the effect.

Enhancements

Specifies the enhancements for the current effect.

Sound

Select a sound from the Gallery or select one of the special entries.

• No sound - no sound is played during animation of the effect.
• Stop previous sound - the sound of the previous effect is stopped as soon as the current effect runs.
• Other sound - displays a file open dialogue box to select a sound file.

Sound button

Plays the selected sound file.

After animation

Select a colour to be shown after the animation ends, or select another after-effect from the list:

• Dim with colour - after the animation a dim colour fills the shape.
• Don't dim - no after-effect runs.
• Hide after animation - hides the shape after the animation ends.
• Hide on next animation - hides the shape on the next animation.

Dim colour

Select the dim colour.

Text animation

Select the animation mode for the text of the current shape:

• All at once - animates the text all at once.
• Word by word - animates the text word by word.
• Letter by letter - animates the text letter by letter.

Delay between characters

Specifies the percentage of delay between animations of words or letters.