From: Chris on
Hi,

I have a figure which I intend to have move up the slide over 4 separate
motion paths (as the figure is taller than the slide). Between each motion
path I would like to have a series of custom animations appear to highlight
various parts of the figure (arrows etc.). However, how do I know where to
draw these custom animations to position them correctly? I can't seem to
figure out how to look at the motion path frame by frame in the normal slide
view so that I can add custom animations to the right spot.

Any ideas are most appreciated.
Thanks,
Chris

From: Rick Altman on
Trial and error, my friend. PowerPoint lacks a true timeline, as you'll find
in a NLE like Premiere, so there is no way to know exactly where elements
will be on a slide at a moment in time.

I find it ironic that the Animation task pane has a setting called Advanced
Timeline, which is nothing more than a little rectangle representing the
speed and duration of an object's movement. Nothing advanced about that!


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"Chris" <Chris(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have a figure which I intend to have move up the slide over 4 separate
> motion paths (as the figure is taller than the slide). Between each
> motion
> path I would like to have a series of custom animations appear to
> highlight
> various parts of the figure (arrows etc.). However, how do I know where
> to
> draw these custom animations to position them correctly? I can't seem to
> figure out how to look at the motion path frame by frame in the normal
> slide
> view so that I can add custom animations to the right spot.
>
> Any ideas are most appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Chris
>
From: Shyam Pillai on
Chris,
If you need to know only the final resting positions for the motion paths
then you can try this free add-in http://skp.mvps.org/mptools.htm

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versions supported.

"Chris" <Chris(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:572C1BAC-E663-4965-B938-39C3F0F13F17(a)microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> I have a figure which I intend to have move up the slide over 4 separate
> motion paths (as the figure is taller than the slide). Between each
> motion
> path I would like to have a series of custom animations appear to
> highlight
> various parts of the figure (arrows etc.). However, how do I know where
> to
> draw these custom animations to position them correctly? I can't seem to
> figure out how to look at the motion path frame by frame in the normal
> slide
> view so that I can add custom animations to the right spot.
>
> Any ideas are most appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Chris
>