How to animate SmartArt graphics in PowerPoint

Follow the steps below to make animated SmartArt in PowerPoint: SmartArt is important because it helps to create an organization, process and hierarchy, and stages; it displays information with graphics and values to what speakers are stating about their data. Launch PowerPoint.

Click the Insert tab, then click the SmartArt button in the Illustration group. Choose a SmartArt diagram from the dialog box, then click OK. Customize your SmartArt diagram. Now we are going to add some animation to the diagram.

Click the Animation tab and choose an animation from the Animation Gallery. In this tutorial, we have chosen the animation Wheel.

If you want the animation to appear one by one or by spokes, click the Effects Option button on the Animation tab. Under the Sequence section, you can choose to let the data appear one by one by selecting the One by One option. You can make your SmartArt looks like it is appearing in pieces by clicking any of the options under the Spoke section. You can also set the duration time of the animated SmartArt by adding a time in the Duration box. Click the Preview button on the Animation tab to play the SmartArt graphic. READ: How to create and insert a Pyramid into your PowerPoint presentation

What are the types of SmartArt graphics?

In Microsoft Office programs such as PowerPoint, Word, and Excel, there are eight types of SmartArt graphics, namely: READ: How to create an Org chart in Microsoft PowerPoint We hope you understand how to animate SmartArt in PowerPoint.