Applies To
PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 for Mac PowerPoint for the web
  1. Select the box that contains your text.

  2. Select the Animations tab, and then pick an animation effect, such as Appear  or Fade In .

  3. Select Effect Options, and then select By Paragraph to make the paragraphs of text appear one at a time.

    (For some animations, such as Fly In, under Effects Options, you'll also need to select the direction in which the animation moves.)

Note: By default, when presenting in Slide Show, each paragraph appears after each click. You can modify this setting by using the Start, Duration, and Delay options.

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