iCreate - UK (2020-05)

Keynote

Special animation effects

Many of the animation effects are obvious, like sliding or

fading in and out, but scroll down the animation list and

there is a Special Effects section. It has items like Fireworks,

Flame, Flash Bulbs, Lens Flare and others. Not all may be

appropriate for your slideshow, but try them. Sparkle is a

great one for images.

Knowledge base

Master Keynote slide

animation effects

K

eynote is an app for creating presentations like slide

shows containing headings, text, bullet points, images

and more. It is easy to add these objects to a slide to

create a static image, but there is so much more you can do with

them. For example, you can add interest to a slide by animating

one or more objects. A title could slide onto the page, an image

could flip, pivot, pop or perform other animated effects.

It is important not to overuse animation in your slides and if

everything spins and twirls onto the screen on every slide, it can

turn off your audience. Use animations occasionally and to just

a few objects. Make some items or even whole slides static, but

then wake people up with an animation.

Animate text and images on Keynote slides to highlight items,

add interest and grab people’s attention

15

Time needed

Developer

Apple, Inc

Difficulty

Adding animations and effects to your slides is an effective

way of capturing the attention of your audience...

Animation effects

Configure object animations in Keynote

Set animation order

Click ‘Build Order’ in the sidebar

to open this panel listing all the

animations. Click and drag an item

up or down the list to rearrange the

order in which they appear. Linked

animations are grouped.

Pick a Start

When should an animation start?

Choose ‘On Click’ to start when

the mouse is clicked. It can start

at the same time as the previous

animation (With Build x) or after it

has finished (After Build x).

When to animate

Build In animations occur on entering a slide

and are typically used to build the content, like

text and images. Action animations are often

used to reveal hidden items on clicking. Build

out are exit animations.

Customise an animation

Each animation has a number of

customisation options, such as the

direction of movement, the time taken, and

delivery methods. Change an option and

click ‘Preview’ at the top to see the effect.

Keynote

Specialanimationeffects

Manyof theanimationeffectsareobvious,likeslidingor

fadingin andout,butscrolldowntheanimationlistand

thereis a SpecialEffectssection.It hasitemslikeFireworks,

Flame,FlashBulbs,LensFlareandothers.Notallmaybe

appropriateforyourslideshow,buttrythem.Sparkleis a

greatoneforimages.

Knowledge base

Master Keynote slide

animation effects

K

eynoteis anappforcreatingpresentationslikeslide

showscontainingheadings,text,bulletpoints,images

andmore.It is easytoaddtheseobjectstoa slideto

createa staticimage,butthereis somuchmoreyoucandowith

them.Forexample,youcanaddinteresttoa slidebyanimating

oneormoreobjects.A titlecouldslideontothepage,animage

couldflip,pivot,poporperformotheranimatedeffects.

It is importantnottooveruseanimationin yourslidesandif

everythingspinsandtwirlsontothescreenoneveryslide,it can

turnoffyouraudience.Useanimationsoccasionallyandtojust

a fewobjects.Makesomeitemsorevenwholeslidesstatic,but

thenwakepeopleupwithananimation.

Animate text and images on Keynote slides to highlight items,

addinterestandgrabpeople’s attention

15

Time needed

Developer

Apple, Inc

Difficulty

Adding animations and effects to your slides is an effective

way of capturing the attention of your audience...

Animation effects

Configure object animations in Keynote

Set animation order

Click ‘Build Order’ in the sidebar

to open this panel listing all the

animations. Click and drag an item

up or down the list to rearrange the

order in which they appear. Linked

animations are grouped.

Pick a Start

When should an animation start?

Choose ‘On Click’ to start when

the mouse is clicked. It can start

at the same time as the previous

animation (With Build x) or after it

hasfinished(AfterBuildx).

When to animate

Build In animations occur on entering a slide

and are typically used to build the content, like

text and images. Action animations are often

used to reveal hidden items on clicking. Build

out are exit animations.

Customise an animation

Each animation has a number of

customisation options, such as the

direction of movement, the time taken, and

delivery methods. Change an option and

click ‘Preview’ at the top to see the effect.