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Text Animation

Specifies the text animation settings for the current effect in the Effect Options dialogue box.

Text Animation Dialogue Box

Group text

Specifies how multiple paragraphs are animated:

  • As one object - all paragraphs are animated as one object.
  • All paragraphs at once - all paragraphs are animated at once, but can have different effects.
  • By 1st level paragraphs - the first level paragraphs, including sub-level paragraphs, are animated one after another.

Automatically after

If "Group text - By 1st level paragraphs" is selected, the paragraphs are animated one after the other.

Enter an additional delay in seconds to animate subsequent paragraphs.

Animate attached shape

Deselect this box to animate only the text, not the shape.

In reverse order

Animates the paragraphs in reverse order.