Building Flip Custom Animation effect in PowerPoint
In this article we will talk about giving your presentation a little more than a flat view of your slides. How about adding some interactivity? It's always so exciting when we can flip an object on a slide over to see what's on the other side. Why not entertain your viewers with this opportunity, especially when building this type of custom animation effect in your MicroSoft PowerPoint is so easy?
Created with iSpring Pro 6.0
Here are instructions on how to build Flip Custom Animation:
Step 1. Place two pictures of the same size that represent two sides of one object. I add two sample pictures of opposite sides of the Earth:
Step 2. Now add animation effects to each of them in order to make them move the right way. In PowerPoint 2007 we apply the following effects:
- Object 1 - Collapse exit effect - on click
- Object 2 - Stretch entrance effect - after previous
- Object 2 - Collapse exit effect - on click
- Object 1 - Stretch entrance effect - after previous
To make the picture flip smoothly, set all four effects to run at equal speed. I choose Very Fast for mine.
Step 3. Position the front picture on top of the back one. For my example, I place Object 1 over Object 2. Use Send to Back or/and Bring to Front PowerPoint options from the right click context menu, if necessary.
Step 4. Preview your slide to make sure the picture flips over the right way.
Flip custom animation effects can only be built in PowerPoint 2003 and PowerPoint 2007 as Stretch and Collapse effects can't be applied in PowerPoint 2010.
The sample presentation is available for download in PowerPoint and Flash formats. Use the links below to download:
