How can I animate a free-hand line (scribble) in a slideshow?

[History_Guy]

I need to show a route taken by the British army on a map for a history
presentation. I can draw a line showing the route, but I don't want it to
appear all at once - it should show the progress. I tried using the "wipe"
animation, but the line curves back and forth so parts of it "wipe" in at the
wrong time. Is there a way to have the line appear the way I drew it, or to
make a custom motion path and show the path behind it?

 

[tohlz]

If you want to have proper tracing effect, you will need to break up your
line into different parts, then add the wipe effect onto these lines. Adding
a custom motion path which will line out the route is an easier way to
resolve this.
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[History_Guy]

Is there a way to make the custom motion path leave a visible "trail" that
will remain on the slide to show the path?

 

[tohlz]

No. You will need to do the animation manually.
There's a tracing sample here (Go to Gallery, then PowerPoint Heaven
Showcase):
http://pptheaven.mvps.org
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Shawn Toh (tohlz)
Microsoft MVP PowerPoint

(Amazing PowerPoint animations, artworks, games here)
http://pptheaven.mvps.org
PowerPoint Heaven - The Power to Animate