How to Group Animations in Powerpoint on PC or Mac

This updated guide examines How to Group Animations in Powerpoint on PC or Mac and organizes the essential facts, background, and practical takeaways in clear American English.

Method 1

Grouping Animations to Run at the Same Time

1. Open Microsoft PowerPoint. The icon is reddish orange with white lines in it. You can find it in yourApplicationsfolder on a Mac, or in the Start menu on a PC.
2. Open your project. You can open an existing project by clickingFileand thenOpenfrom the top-left corner.
3. Go to the slide with the objects you want to animate. Have your animation paths and effects all set up.
   • To learn more about animations in PowerPoint, see this wikiHow.
4. ClickAnimation Pane. This is located at the top next to the star icon that says "Add Animation." A list of your animations will appear.
5. Select the first object to animate. You'll do this on the Animation Pane. It will become highlighted and an arrow will appear.
6. Click the down-arrow?next to the object. A menu will expand.
7. SelectStart with Clickfrom the menu. This will make the animation begin when you click on it while presenting.
   • If you want to customize the transition further, clickTimingfrom the drop-down menu. This will open another window where you can control delays and animation duration.
8. Select the next object to animate. Just click its layer on the Animation Pane.
9. Click the down-arrow?and selectStart with Previous. This makes the selected object animate at the same time as the previous. These two animations are now grouped together.
10. Repeat steps 8-9 for objects you want to animate together. You can preview your animations by clickingPlay From.
    • To group and animate two objects after the previous animation ends, selectPlayer After Previous.
    • You can click and drag each object around to change the sequence of animations. Just remember that the first object in the list under the Animation Pane will always play first.

Method 2

Animating a Group of Objects

1. Open Microsoft PowerPoint. The icon is reddish orange with white lines in it. You can find it in yourApplicationsfolder on a Mac, or in the Start menu on a PC.
   • Use this method if you want to apply one animation to multiple objects, such as text or images, at once.
2. Select the presentation you want to group animations in. Alternatively, you can also select 'blank presentation' to start a new one.
3. Select the objects you want to group. HoldControl(PC) or?Option(Mac) as you click to select multiple objects. This should create a black, square outline around each object.
4. Click theFormattab at the top. This will open up a different menu.
5. ClickGroupandGroupagain from the menu. This will group together all of your selected objects.
   • To ungroup your objects, selectUngroupfrom this menu.
6. Click theAnimationstab at the top. Make sure your group is still selected.
   • To check if your group is still selected, you should be able to drag all of them at once on the screen.
7. Select an animation that you want to apply to the group. This will apply the animation to your grouped objects.