In PowerPoint, animations make objects and text lively in your presentations. What if you want to create a loading bar or circle like what you see on websites or elsewhere?

My circle has eight stars, so seven copies. Using Figure C as a guide, position the stars around the perimeter of the circle. Finally, click the 1 to delete the original spin animation. Figure C ...

If you've ever seen text shaped like a circle, you may have seen these types of effects in action. You don't have to know how to type circular text because PowerPoint creates it for you when you ...

To change it to a circle, go back to ‘ Crop ’, select ‘ Aspect Ratio ’ option this time and choose 1:1 ratio. Instantly, the oval shape will now be transformed into a perfect circle.

Click the effect's entry in the Animation Pane. For example, if Circle 1 already had a Spin effect, the pane will now list the Spin effect as Effect 1 and your new exit effect as Effect 2.

When you select an animation effect, PowerPoint immediately previews it so you can see what it does. If you don’t like it, click the object again, select a different effect, and it’s replaced.

PowerPoint will give you a quick preview of how the animation will look. Repeat steps 1 and 2. I know that sounds odd, but we’re going to change some of the settings in the next section.