In this presentation, I explain how to create a loading bar animation using PowerPoint

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Mac PowerPoint (PPT) 2016
How to Create a Loading Bar Animation in PowerPoint
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Step 1
Click on the “Insert” tab, then
find “Shapes” and click on it
A drop down menu will appear
after you click on “Shapes”
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Step 2
Under “Rectangles” select
the first rectangle
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Create a rectangle like this
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Step 4
Double click the rectangle
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Under “Shape Format”, click on “Shape Fill”
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Select “No Fill”
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Step 7
After your rectangle
has no fill, click the
“Insert” tab & then
click on “Shapes”
Select the first rectangle
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Step 8
Create a rectangle that would fit
in the original rectangle
Under “Shape Format”
click the icon
Next, click “No Outline” when
the dropdown window pops up
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Right click on the
rectangle and “Copy”
Use the middle white
box to adjust the length
of the new rectangle to
make it smaller
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Step 10
Attach the small rectangle to
the one inside the largest
rectangle by dragging it
inside the large rectangle
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Step 11
Repeat steps 6 and 7, varying the length of every new rectangle
Continue these steps until you have
filled the large rectangle to the end
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Step 12
Once your loading bar is created, it is time for animations
Click on the first rectangle in the loading bar
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Step 13
Under “Animations”, click “Wipe”
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Step 14
From the dropdown
menu, click “From Left”
Select “Effect Options”
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Step 15
Repeat steps 13 and 14 for every rectangle
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This next step applies to every rectangle section EXCEPT the first one
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Step 17
Next to “Start:”, click on the arrows

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A drop down menu will appear. Click
on “After Previous” for every rectangle
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This gives the loading effect a more realistic look
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Randomly set different duration
times for each rectangle
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After you adjust the duration times, preview your animation to make sure it runs smoothly
Under Animations tab, click Preview icon
FINAL STEP
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Your loading bar should look something like this when finished!