How to Use Google Slide Animations and Transitions

Transitions and animations in Google Slides add motion to the presentation. Transitions are applied to slides, and animations are applied to elements on a slide. Learn how to create animations in Google Slides and apply Google Slides transitions to create interesting presentations .

This tutorial uses the science project template from Google Sheets which contains several text and graphics elements that look even better with transition and animation effects. To create this presentation and follow the tutorial, go to Google Drive and select » Create» > » Google Sheets > » From Template » . Scroll to the bottom of the list and select Science project .

Understanding Google Slides Animations and Transitions

Transitions occur when you move from one slide to another during a presentation. Google Slides contains transitions that dissolve, fade, slide, flip, include a cube, and bounce in a gallery.

Animations highlight text and images on a slide. Animations help with eye movement by indicating where your audience should be looking during a presentation. Google Slides contains animations that appear, disappear, disappear, fly, scale, and rotate.

You can even take your presentation design even further by collaborating with others or adding audio to your Google Slides presentation because Google Slides is a full-featured presentation web application.

Play around with different transitions and animations and choose the ones that match the tone of your presentation.

Less is more when using transitions and animations in Google Slides. You want your audience to be captivated by your cool graphic moves, but you don’t want them to be distracted by constantly moving presentations. Limit the use of transitions and animations to keep the audience focused on you and the topic of your presentation.

Here are some more recommendations:

• Do not overdo it : Think about your audience, the purpose of your presentation, and the image you want to project. Then choose your transitions and animations wisely.
• Avoid twisting and bouncing slides : Choose subtle animations and transitions that fade and dissolve. Complex movements can be distracting.
• Automate your animation as much as possible : Set the animation to automatically start on or after the previous animation. If you are focused on launching the next animation, you are not focused on your audience.
• Use animation to focus your audience . Create an animation to help your audience focus on the content of your presentation. Use animation to highlight important points, ideas, and concepts.

How to Create Google Slides Transitions

In a Google Slides presentation using the default transition slides, the slides simply appear and disappear as you move through the slideshow. Give your presentation some visual interest by changing the transition.

You have the option to use the same transition on all slides, or use a different transition on each slide. In most cases, a single slide transition in a presentation works best.

1. Go to slide and select Edit Transition .

   

2. Select transition type down arrow and select transition. For example, select » Slide on the right to scroll the slideshow across the screen.

   

3. Select and drag slider «Duration», to change the length of the transition. For example, drag the slider from quick to average .

   

4. Select play, to see what the transition looks like in the slideshow.

5. Select Stop, when the transition is completed.

   

6. If you don’t like the animation, choose a different transition type and reproduce his.

   

7. When you find a transition you like, select Apply to all slides to use it throughout the presentation.

How to Animate Text and Images

Animations in Google Slides are simple and straightforward. For simple animations, add one effect to text or image. If you want to put emphasis on a slide element, add some animations to it.

To add multiple animations to a slide element:

1. Go to the slide where you want to add the animation and select the text or image element. For example, select the section title text box to add a text animation that introduces the topic.

2. In the Animations panel, select » Add Animation» .

   If the Animations panel is not visible, go to » Insert» and select » Animation» .

   

3. In the Animation Type list, select an animation. For example, select fade in, so that the text fades out on the slide.

   

4. In the Start Condition list, select when the animation will start. For example, select » After the previous so that the text fades out after the slide stops.

5. Select and drag slider Duration, to change speed.

6. To add a second animation to an element, select Add animation .

7. Select an animation type. For example, select » Spin», to make the text rotate after it has disappeared.

   

8. Choose an initial condition. For example, choose After the previous so that the text automatically rotates after it appears on the slide.

9. Select and drag slider Duration, to change speed.

10. Select play, to see how the animation works.

    Animations play in the order they appear in the Animations panel. To change the playback order of an animation, drag the animation to a different position in the list.

11. Select Stop, when the animation ends.

How to animate a bulleted list

1. Choose a bulleted list.

2. In the Animation panel, select » Add Animation» .

   

3. Select an animation type. For example, select » Fly to the right, to map this animation to the «Slide to Right» transition.

   

4. Select a trigger condition. For example, select » When clicked, to display each marker point when the screen is clicked.

5. Choose by paragraph .

6. Drag slider «Duration», to select the animation speed.

7. Select play, to see the animation in action.

8. To start the animation, select the slide. Then select again to see the first marker point. Keep clicking until you reach the end of the list.

9. Select Stop, when you’re done.

How to apply the same animation to multiple elements on a slide