animation building

[calm competence nearly]

When I am putting together an animation I want to see exactly where my last
movement has taken an object.I can click play to watch individual bits of the
animation but I want to find the exact position so I can decide on what I
want to do next.
Is there a way to do this?

 

[tohlz]

Is the animation you referring to a motion path? If so, the Motion Path Tool
add-in helps. It will allow you to create duplicate shapes at the position
where each of the selected motion path animation ends:
http://skp.mvps.org/mptools.htm
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Shawn Toh (tohlz)
Microsoft MVP PowerPoint

Site Updated: April 30, 2007
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[calm competence nearly]

this looks like it could be helpful but I get the mesage "Powerpoint can't
load mptools".
I've tried putting macro settings to medium and then to low but still get
the same message.
Thanks

 

[calm competence nearly]

tools have finally opened.not sure why it didn't work before.This is the
tool I needand your demo helps but I'm alittle confused am using it by trial
and error.by accident I've greated an effect I didn't intend to where I can
get ashape to slide across another like a sliding door.I'm actuallt trying to
build some walking legs but it's difficult because I haven't achieved the
right view for designing .I'm getting a duplicate leg rather than seig where
thelast movement stops