Then drag all the animations you created under the newly created trigger section in the Animation Pane.
In the menu click On Click of and then TITLE1 (or whatever you named your first button). To do this, in the Animation Pane select the first animation in the sequence then select Trigger in the Animation tab. In this case, you want the animations you have just created to play when you or your user clicks on the first button. Triggers allow you to initiate a sequence of animations by a user clicking on a specific object on your slide. Usually in PowerPoint animations are initiated by a mouse click (or arrow click).
Alternatively, if you have our free productivity and design add in BrightSlide, head to your animation library and use the Fade down animation for a really sleek look!įinally, insert a trigger. Next, ‘Content 1’ needs to appear – use a Fade in animation. First, the two other options need to move down to make room for ‘Content 1’ – use a Motion Path animation. Think about what you want to happen when a user clicks on the top title bar. Now it’s time to animate your drop-down menu. Again, group your objects together and rename the group in the Selection Pane, something like ‘Content 1’ is fine. Next, create the content you want to appear under the first title in your drop-down menu. I’ve named the button groups: TITLE1, TITLE2, TITLE3. When you come to animate your drop-down menu in PowerPoint, knowing what is what is really important. Naming the different components of the PowerPoint drop-down menu is your key to success as there are so many moving parts (literally!). Next, label these groups in the Selection Pane. If you’ve used multiple objects to create a button, group them together by selecting the objects, right clicking and selecting Group. These will act as buttons for your users. Start by designing your title bars using PowerPoint shapes. Let’s get started! Step 1 – Create titles and buttons To access the Selection Pane, in the Home tab click Arrange, then scroll down to click Selection Pane or press Alt+F10 on Windows. To access the Animation Pane, go to the Animation tab and select Animation Pane. To have a sleek and – most importantly! – fully functional drop-down menu in PowerPoint, you’ll need to get to know the Animation Pane and Selection Pane like never before. the list goes on and on! A drop-down menu in PowerPoint can be used for cleaning up busy slides or combined with hyperlinks for smooth navigation. PowerPoint drop-down menus can help you make interactive self-led presentations, documents, eLearning, training materials…. Drop-down menus in PowerPoint allow you to create flexible, interactive slides.