Can I fly in one word of a sentence with the click of the mouse? in PowerPoint General Questions  
 |  Edit my Profile  |  Help
 
     
  
 
 
 
dbaca 9/4/2005 7:01 PM PST
  Question
  I am a teacher and would like to have a fill in the blank situation on my
slides. I would like to have the answer fly into the slide when I click the
mouse after my students have given me their response. I can't seem to make
only one word come in. The whole sentence comes in.
 
  Was this post helpful to you?  
 
 
  Reply | Print post   TopTop  
 
 
 
 
Shyam Pillai 9/4/2005 7:55 PM PST
  Answer
  You will need 2 textboxes to achieve this effect. One textbox with a space
in between the text to fit the word. The 2nd textbox with the word. Animate
only the 2nd box.

--
Regards,
Shyam Pillai

Toolbox: http://skp.mvps.org/toolbox


"dbaca" <dbaca@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:313DD588-B060-4A70-9C31-A8B0025487A1@microsoft.com...
>I am a teacher and would like to have a fill in the blank situation on my
> slides. I would like to have the answer fly into the slide when I click
> the
> mouse after my students have given me their response. I can't seem to
> make
> only one word come in. The whole sentence comes in.


 
  Was this post helpful to you?  
 
 
  Reply | Print post   TopTop  
 
 
 
 
dbaca 9/5/2005 5:51 PM PST
   
  Thanks, it works great!!

"Shyam Pillai" wrote:

> You will need 2 textboxes to achieve this effect. One textbox with a space
> in between the text to fit the word. The 2nd textbox with the word. Animate
> only the 2nd box.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Shyam Pillai
>
> Toolbox: http://skp.mvps.org/toolbox
>
>
> "dbaca" <dbaca@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:313DD588-B060-4A70-9C31-A8B0025487A1@microsoft.com...
> >I am a teacher and would like to have a fill in the blank situation on my
> > slides. I would like to have the answer fly into the slide when I click
> > the
> > mouse after my students have given me their response. I can't seem to
> > make
> > only one word come in. The whole sentence comes in.
>
>
>
 
  Was this post helpful to you?  
 
 
  Reply | Print post   TopTop  
 
 
 
 
Omar 8/13/2008 12:48 PM PST
   
  Can some one explain a little bit more on how to do this effect please. I
still can not make a single word from the sentence to animate.

Thank you,
Omar

"Shyam Pillai" wrote:

> You will need 2 textboxes to achieve this effect. One textbox with a space
> in between the text to fit the word. The 2nd textbox with the word. Animate
> only the 2nd box.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Shyam Pillai
>
> Toolbox: http://skp.mvps.org/toolbox
>
>
> "dbaca" <dbaca@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:313DD588-B060-4A70-9C31-A8B0025487A1@microsoft.com...
> >I am a teacher and would like to have a fill in the blank situation on my
> > slides. I would like to have the answer fly into the slide when I click
> > the
> > mouse after my students have given me their response. I can't seem to
> > make
> > only one word come in. The whole sentence comes in.
>
>
>
 
  Was this post helpful to you?  
 
 
  Reply | Print post   TopTop  
 
 
 
 
Echo S 8/13/2008 1:37 PM PST
   
  You cannot animate one word in a textbox full of text. You have to make
separate textboxes....

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


"Omar" <Omar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B36B60FE-E75A-4C37-8D7E-E60590D64007@microsoft.com...
> Can some one explain a little bit more on how to do this effect please. I
> still can not make a single word from the sentence to animate.
>
> Thank you,
> Omar
>
> "Shyam Pillai" wrote:
>
>> You will need 2 textboxes to achieve this effect. One textbox with a
>> space
>> in between the text to fit the word. The 2nd textbox with the word.
>> Animate
>> only the 2nd box.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Shyam Pillai
>>
>> Toolbox: http://skp.mvps.org/toolbox
>>
>>
>> "dbaca" <dbaca@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:313DD588-B060-4A70-9C31-A8B0025487A1@microsoft.com...
>> >I am a teacher and would like to have a fill in the blank situation on
>> >my
>> > slides. I would like to have the answer fly into the slide when I
>> > click
>> > the
>> > mouse after my students have given me their response. I can't seem to
>> > make
>> > only one word come in. The whole sentence comes in.
>>
>>
>>

 
  Was this post helpful to you?  
 
 
  Reply | Print post   TopTop  
 
 
 
 
seree 12/30/2008 4:22 PM PST
   
  Here are some instructions on creating this effect:

First, create one text box and size for length of sentence.
Next, type in the sentence, and when you get to the word you want to appear
to "Fly In", use Space Bar to insert a large space, then continue to finish
typing the sentence.
Now, click on the Insert Tab, then click on Textbox, then position the
cursor in front of the empty space is where you want the word to "Fly In",
then, without letting go of the cursor, drag to create a new textbox on top
of the first.
If needed, reposition and resize for desired position, then type in the
word(s) you want to "Fly In".
Next, on the Animations tab, in the Animations section, click on Custom
Animations, and the Custom Animations dialog box will open to the right of
the window.
With the second Texbook selected, click the Add Effect button, point to
Entry, then click on Fly In.
To preview the result, simply click the Play button at the bottom of the
Custom Animations dialog box, and the word will appear to fly in to the
"empty" space in the sentence.

This process simply layers the second Textbox on top of the first. You
prepare the first with the empty space for the word(s), then layer the second
Textbox on top of that empty space then apply the desired effect.

It may take a bit of messing around with in order to get it just right. Good
luck.
--
seree


"Omar" wrote:

> Can some one explain a little bit more on how to do this effect please. I
> still can not make a single word from the sentence to animate.
>
> Thank you,
> Omar
>
> "Shyam Pillai" wrote:
>
> > You will need 2 textboxes to achieve this effect. One textbox with a space
> > in between the text to fit the word. The 2nd textbox with the word. Animate
> > only the 2nd box.
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Shyam Pillai
> >
> > Toolbox: http://skp.mvps.org/toolbox
> >
> >
> > "dbaca" <dbaca@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:313DD588-B060-4A70-9C31-A8B0025487A1@microsoft.com...
> > >I am a teacher and would like to have a fill in the blank situation on my
> > > slides. I would like to have the answer fly into the slide when I click
> > > the
> > > mouse after my students have given me their response. I can't seem to
> > > make
> > > only one word come in. The whole sentence comes in.
> >
> >
> >
 
  Was this post helpful to you?  
 
 
  Reply | Print post   TopTop  
 
 
  Return to Microsoft Communities  Notify me of replies