simulate zoom animation

[Sharon]

I'd like to simulate a small box expanding to a larger one - how would I do
this in powerpoin? I'd like to create a kind of animation that would show a
box actually expanding. Thanks.

 

[PPTMagician]

If you have PowerPoint 2002 or higher, you can use the Emphasis - Grow
animation.

Glenna

 

[Sharon]

Thnaks Glenna..the problem is that I am trying to show details and using the
emphasis animation does not alllow me to show the details..but I appreciate
the help.
Sharon

 

[Kathy J]

Think backwards. Insert the box at the largest size you are going to need.
When you bring it in, immediately make it shrink to the small size. Then,
when you want to zoom in on the content, grow the object back to its
original size.

If this is not the kind of effect you are looking for, let us know. If it
is, there are more detailed instructions on my site in the article "Boom!
Blowing Things Up!" which you can access from the front page of
PowerPointAnswers.com

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[David M. Marcovitz]

I can envision a number of options depending on what exactly you want to do.
It seems to me that the simplest thing would be to create a series of slides
that show frames of your box or to create a series of boxes that are
increasingly larger. In the former case, you would automatically transition
from slide to slide. In the latter, you would use a series of entrance
effects to bring in the larger shapes over the smaller ones.

Another alternative might be to do something with VBA. I have something
simple on my site:

http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/

Click on "More Tricks" and look for Trick #4 Bigger and Smaller. This might
be related to what you want, but I'm not sure.

--David

David Marcovitz
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/