1. PowerPoint®
for
Mac
Tutorial:
Using
“Appear
and
Dim”
1
Microsoft®
PowerPoint®
2008
for
Mac
Using
the
“Appear
and
Dim”
Feature
This
tutorial
is
for
individuals
who
want
to
improve
the
effectiveness
of
their
PowerPoint®
presentations
using
Appear
and
Dim
animation
features.
Appear
and
Dim
is
a
custom
animation
tool
that
allows
you
to
make
text,
graphics,
and
objects
on
a
presentation
slide
appear
or
dim
with
a
mouse
click.
Overview
of
this
tutorial:
P.
2
Before
You
Begin
P.
2
Opening
Your
Toolbox
P.
3
1.
Selecting
Text,
Shapes,
and
Graphics
P.
4
2.
Opening
the
Custom
Animation
and
Entrance
Effects
Tools
Pp.
5-­‐8
3.
Applying
Appear
Feature
Pp.
9-­‐10
4.
Applying
Dim
Feature
Pp.
11-­‐12
5.
Checking
Application
of
Features
Pp.
13
Troubleshooting
Note:
You
can
access
additional
support
at
any
time
by
clicking
the
Help
button
in
the
toolbar
at
the
very
top
of
the
screen.

2. PowerPoint®
for
Mac
Tutorial:
Using
“Appear
and
Dim”
2
Before
You
Begin
Make
sure:
• You
are
using
Microsoft®
PowerPoint®
2008
for
Mac
• You
have
a
saved
PowerPoint®
presentation
open
on
your
screen
to
work
with
• You
have
your
Toolbox
open
Opening
Your
Toolbox
The
Toolbox
feature
puts
all
of
the
tools
you’ll
need
to
format
and
edit
your
presentation.
Simply
click
on
the
icon
at
the
top
of
the
screen
and
a
box
will
appear
with
quick
links
to
those
tools.
Once
it
is
opened,
the
Toolbox
is
called
the
Formatting
Palette.

3. PowerPoint®
for
Mac
Tutorial:
Using
“Appear
and
Dim”
3
1.
Selecting
Text,
Shapes,
and
Graphics
A.
Click
on
View
in
the
toolbar
across
the
top
of
your
screen.
Make
sure
that
Normal
is
selected.
B.
Select
the
slide
to
which
you
want
to
apply
the
animation.
Select
the
slide
from
the
side
bar
on
the
left.
C.
Click
on
the
text
box
or
object
that
contains
the
item(s)
you’re
adding
animation
to.
Left
clicking
on
the
text,
graphic,
or
object
selects
that
item.

4. PowerPoint®
for
Mac
Tutorial:
Using
“Appear
and
Dim”
4
2.
Opening
the
Custom
Animation
and
Entrance
Effects
Tools
A.
Click
on
the
Star
icon
in
the
Formatting
Palette.
This
opens
the
Custom
Animation
feature.
B.
Click
on
the
Green
Star
icon.
This
opens
the
Entrance
Effect
features
panel.

5. PowerPoint®
for
Mac
Tutorial:
Using
“Appear
and
Dim”
5
Click
on
More
Effects
to
select
a
different
entrance
feature.
Simply
click
the
Undo
icon
in
the
menu
bar
at
the
top
of
the
screen
to
undo
the
application
of
the
effect.
3.
Applying
the
Appear
Animation
A.
From
the
Entrance
Effects
panel,
select
Appear.
A
preview
of
the
animation
will
play
on
the
selected
item(s).
B.
Click
on
Content
Placeholder
to
open
and
modify.
All
animated
items
will
be
listed.

6. PowerPoint®
for
Mac
Tutorial:
Using
“Appear
and
Dim”
6
B.1.
Modifying
the
Appear
Animation
for
Text*
All
Bulleted
text
will
have
the
Appear
animation.
However,
secondary
bullets
and
wrapping
lines
(lines
that
weren’t
created
by
hitting
return
at
the
end)
will
appear
with
their
associated
first
bullet.
You
can
make
any
bullet
or
sentence
appear
on
click.
Note:
In
order
to
add
Appear
animation
to
sentences
not
in
bullet
form,
you
must
edit
them
by
hitting
return
at
the
end
of
the
previous
line.
To
make
secondary
bullets
appear
on
click
1. Click
on
the
Content
Placeholder
for
that
item.
2. Click
on
the
Start
button.
3. Select
On
Click.
*
If
you
want
the
secondary
bullets
to
appear
with
the
first,
then
skip
this
section
and
go
to
Step
4.
Applying
Dim
Feature.

7. PowerPoint®
for
Mac
Tutorial:
Using
“Appear
and
Dim”
7
B.2.
Modifying
Appearance
Order*
The
objects
you
select
to
appear
are
automatically
arranged
in
order
of
how
they
are
presented
or
in
order
of
selection.
You
can
change
the
arrangement
of
presentation.
To
change
order
of
appearance
for
text,
objects,
or
images
1. Highlight
the
Content
Placeholder
for
the
item
you
want
to
modify.
2. Click
the
Up
arrow
or
the
Down
arrow
to
change
the
item’s
order
position.
*
If
you
do
not
want
modify
the
appearance
order,
then
skip
this
section
and
go
to
Step
4,
Applying
Dim
Feature.

8. PowerPoint®
for
Mac
Tutorial:
Using
“Appear
and
Dim”
8
B.3.
Modifying
the
Timing
of
Appearance*
The
Appearance
animation
is
set
to
a
predetermined
length
of
time.
This
timing
can
be
altered.
Note:
Use
caution
in
applying
the
Timing
feature
as
actual
presentation
execution
can
be
altered.
We
recommend
using
the
On
Click
Feature
instead.
To
modify
Appearance
animation
timing
1. Highlight
the
Content
Placeholder
of
the
item
you
want
to
modify.
2. Click
on
the
Timing
button
at
the
bottom
of
the
Custom
Animation
panel.
3. Enter
the
number
of
seconds
you
want
the
item’s
appearance
to
delay
after
clicking.
*
If
you
do
not
want
to
modify
the
animation
timing,
then
skip
this
section
and
go
to
Step
4.
Applying
Dim
Feature.

9. PowerPoint®
for
Mac
Tutorial:
Using
“Appear
and
Dim”
9
4.
Applying
the
Dim
Feature*
The
Dim
feature
is
available
only
with
entrance
effects
animations.
It
deemphasizes
items
as
you
click
to
make
other
items
appear.
It
can
be
used
on
text,
images,
and
objects.
Dim
does
not
automatically
set
up
when
you
select
an
entrance
animation.
A.
Click
on
the
More
Effect
Options
button
on
the
Custom
Animation
panel.
B.
Click
on
the
After
Animation
button.
*
If
you
do
not
want
to
use
dim,
skip
this
section
and
go
to
Step
5.
Checking
Application
of
Features

10. PowerPoint®
for
Mac
Tutorial:
Using
“Appear
and
Dim”
10
4.
Applying
the
Dim
Feature
(continued).
C.
Select
the
color
you
want
to
have
your
items
dim
to.
1. If
the
color
you
want
is
not
available
in
the
swatches
shown,
then
click
on
More
Colors
Color
will
vary
according
to
color
pallet
selected.
2. For
more
information
about
changing
palette
color
or
creating
your
own
color
pallet,
click
on
the
Help
button
in
the
toolbar
at
the
very
top
of
your
screen.
The
After
Animation
button
will
display
the
color
your
items
will
fade
to.

11. PowerPoint®
for
Mac
Tutorial:
Using
“Appear
and
Dim”
11
5.
Checking
Application
of
Features
As
with
any
other
document
or
presentation,
checking
the
layout
and
functionality
is
essential.
Before
saving
changes
you’ve
made,
do
the
following:
A. With
the
slide
you
added
animation
to
still
selected,
enter
into
presentation
mode.
B. Left
click
through
the
animations
to
make
sure
that
animation
order,
timing,
and
dimming
features
are
correct.

12. PowerPoint®
for
Mac
Tutorial:
Using
“Appear
and
Dim”
12
5.
Checking
Application
of
Features
(continued)
C. If
the
features
are
not
correct,
exit
presentation
mode
and
repeat
the
steps
necessary
to
address
the
errors.
D. If
the
features
are
correct,
exit
presentation
mode
and
save
the
presentation.

13. PowerPoint®
for
Mac
Tutorial:
Using
“Appear
and
Dim”
13
Troubleshooting
If
you
encounter
issues
with
applying
the
Appear
and
Dim
feature:
• Reread
the
directions
first.
• If
the
problem
persists,
click
on
the
help
button
in
the
toolbar
at
the
top
of
your
screen.
You
may
also
access
YouTube
videos
of
how
to
apply
PowerPoint®
animation
features
through
the
following
links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jKDD_gkz9g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuGUQFk3c7c