Have you ever used PowerPoint's Animation Painter? If not, you aren't alone… it's one of those useful tools that often goes overlooked.
Say you want to add three animation effects to one object on your slide. It works so well for your project that you want to add the exact animation sequence to several more objects on several slides. Heck, maybe you want to add the sequence to every object on every slide. The process would take a long time, were it not for the Animation Painter.
- Add an animation effect to an object (Animations > Advanced Animation > Add Animation).
- Ensure that object is selected and choose Animations > Advanced Animation > Animation Painter.
Your pointer will change to an arrow with a paint brush.
- Click another object and you're done.
You may find the Animation Painter to be a real time saver, even if you are just adding one animation to several different objects.
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About the author: AJ George is IconLogic's lead Technical Communicator and author of both "PowerPoint 2007: The Essentials" and "PowerPoint 2008 for the Macintosh: The Essentials."