Add animation effects in PowerPoint on a mobile device

Add an animation effect

1. Tap the slide you want to animate.
2. Tap the Edit icon , tap Home, and then tap Animations.
3. Tap the object you want to animate, such as a block of text or a shape.
4. Choose the type of animation; for example, tap Entrance Effects.
5. Choose the effect that you want to add; for example, tap Fly In. A numbered animation marker appears to indicate the effect's presence.
   (You can add multiple animations to an item, such as an entrance animation and an exit animation.)
6. (Optional) Tap Effect Options Property to customize the animation effect. Depending on the type of animation you are using, you can choose the direction and sequence of the animation.

The mobile app can't insert all the animation effects that the desktop app includes, but it can play any animation effect added by any PowerPoint app.

Remove an animation effect

1. Go to the slide that contains the animation effect that you want to remove.
2. Tap the numeric animation marker.
3. Tap Delete.

See animations in a presentation

1. Tap the slide show icon on the upper toolbar to start your presentation.
   If you don't see the toolbar at the top of the window, tap the down arrow on the floating toolbar to hide that toolbar and show the upper toolbar.

2. To navigate through the presentation:

   • Flick left to go to the next slide (or slide animation). Flick right to go to the previous one.
   • To stop the slide show, tap the End Show icon .

Add an animation effect

1. Tap the slide you want to animate.
2. Tap the Edit icon , tap Home, and then tap Animations.
3. Tap the object you want to animate, such as a block of text or a shape.
4. Choose the type of animation; for example, tap Entrance Effects.
5. Choose the effect that you want to add; for example, tap Fly In. A numbered animation marker appears to indicate the effect's presence.
   (You can add multiple animations to an item, such as an entrance animation and an exit animation.)
6. (Optional) Tap Effect Options Property to customize the animation effect. Depending on the type of animation you are using, you can choose the direction and sequence of the animation.

The mobile app can't insert all the animation effects that the desktop app includes, but it can play any animation effect added by any PowerPoint app.

Remove an animation effect

1. Go to the slide that contains the animation effect that you want to remove.
2. Tap the numeric animation marker.
3. Tap Delete.

See an animation effect in action

1. Tap the Play icon to start your presentation .

2. To navigate through the presentation:

   • Flick left to go to the next slide (or slide animation). Flick right to go to the previous one.
   • To stop the slide show, tap the End Show icon .

See animations in a presentation

1. Tap the slide show icon to start your presentation.
   

2. To navigate through the presentation:

   • Flick left to go to the next slide (or slide animation), or flick right to go to the previous one.
   • To zoom in or out on a slide, you can either pinch your fingers together on the screen, or stretch them apart.
   • To exit the show, tap the top of your screen, and then tap End Show.
     
     On your Windows phone, tap the End Show icon at the top of your screen .

Add or remove animations

On a Windows tablet or phone, you can’t use the PowerPoint app to add animations to or remove animations from a presentation; however, you can play back animations that have been added previously with another version of PowerPoint.