Fading elements on a powerpoint presentation

Hi Jacqui,

Once you've inserted an element (image, graph, text etc.) onto your slide, select the element and then choose Slideshow -> Custom Animation...

The dialogue box appears on the right of the screen by default.

To add the 'fade in' effect, click the 'Add effect' button at the top of the dialogue box -> Entrance -> More effects... and then choose 'Fade'.

To fade out, do the same, but instead of choosing 'Entrance', choose 'Exit' after clicking 'Add effect' button.

You can then edit the properities of each effect by double clicking the effect on the list in the dialogue box.

You may like to experiment with other effects, but personally I think Fade is the one that looks most professional. Remember not to overdo it, and also consider speeding the fade effect up if it takes too long to appear/fade away.

Good luck.
Regards, Rich