What is the definition of Entrance effect in PowerPoint? How to create an Entrance effect for an object

PowerPoint offers a wide range of motion effects for objects within a slide, with the Entrance effects group being the most commonly used. The following article will help you understand what Entrance is in PowerPoint and how to use this effect.

What is Entrance?

Before explaining what Entrance is in PowerPoint, you need to understand the meaning of the word Entrance. Entrance is an English word meaning “the act of entering or the right to enter”. In PowerPoint, Entrance is the name of a group of effects within the Animations section of the software.

Effects in the Entrance group can be applied to elements within a slide, such as text, images, tables, charts, videos, etc. The Entrance group includes effects such as Appear, Faded, Fly in, Wipe, Split, Float in, Shape, Wheel, Random Bars, Grow & Turn, Zoom, Swivel, and Bounce.

When an object is applied with an Entrance effect, it will appear in a sequence and in a special way, rather than all appearing at once like when no effects are used. This creates a professional and engaging presentation. Additionally, the content will be displayed as the presenter speaks, enhancing the audience’s focus on the topic being addressed.

In addition to Entrance, there are 4 other groups in Animations, including None (no effect), Emphasis (emphasis effect), Exit (disappearing effect), and Motion Paths (custom motion effect). Professional presentations will combine these effects to make objects appear and disappear in a specific order as well as emphasize important content.

How to create Entrance effects in PowerPoint?

After explaining what Entrance is in PowerPoint, FPT Shop will guide you on how to create Entrance effects for objects in PowerPoint slides.

Step 1: Choose the appropriate Entrance effect

First, open the PowerPoint file and select the slide that contains the objects you want to animate.

Next, select the object you want to animate, then click on the Animations tab on the toolbar.

At this time, a list of motion effects will appear, with the Entrance group located just below the None group. Choose the effect that is appropriate for the object. Perform the same process for the remaining objects. The object that has the effect applied first will appear first.

Step 2: Customize the motion properties

Adjust the start time and duration of the motion in the Timing section.

In the Start: The timing options are as follows:

• On Click: To start the effect when you click on the slide
• With Previous: To start the effect at the same time as the previous effect in the list (this means multiple effects will occur with one click).
• After Previous: To start the effect immediately after the previous effect in the list ends.

In the Duration: The time it takes for the motion to complete.

In the Delay: The amount of time that elapses from the start time before the object actually appears. For example, if you set the start to On Click and the delay to 3, the content will start moving 3 seconds after you click the mouse.

To preview how the object will appear, you can click on the Preview button. To see all the motion effects, click on Play All.

Step 3: Arrange the appearance order of objects

If you want to change the appearance order of the objects within a slide, you can click on the Animation Pane in the Advanced Animation section.

In the pane that appears on the right side of the screen, you will see a control panel that contains the motion effects you have created.

Select the effect you want to change the order of and click on the up or down arrow button (as illustrated) to move it forward or backward in relation to other effects.

Note: This guide was performed on PowerPoint 2019. The process may vary slightly for different versions of PowerPoint.

Conclusion

So, the above sharing has helped you understand what Entrance is in PowerPoint and how to create Entrance effects. When applied, these effects make objects appear in a specific order and according to the designer’s intentions, enhancing the attractiveness of your presentation.