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How to add animation to Google Slides

Make a text box or image fly in, fade in or appear when you click during the slideshow.

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7 steps 3 min Community template
1

Select the object

Click the image or text box to animate.

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Select the object
2

Click Insert

Open the Insert menu.

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Click Insert
3

Click Animation

Choose Animation. The Motion panel opens.

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Click Animation
4

Open the effect list

Click the effect drop-down (it starts as Appear or Fade in).

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Open the effect list
5

Choose an effect

Pick an effect, for example Fly in from left.

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Choose an effect
6

Choose when it starts

Pick On click, After previous or With previous.

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Choose when it starts
7

Click Play

Click Play to preview the animation. The object now animates in the slideshow, and a small motion icon marks the slide in the filmstrip.

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Click Play

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