How to Make a Shape Fade in PowerPoint

Quick summary

The PowerPoint Fade animation lets you make any shape appear smoothly on a slide by applying an entrance effect from the Animations tab. You can control the animation trigger, duration, and delay to match your presentation's timing needs.

Steps

1. Click the shape you want to animate.
2. Go to the Animations tab in the PowerPoint ribbon.
3. Select the Fade effect from the animation options.
4. Click the drop-down arrow on the Start setting to open trigger options.
5. Choose how the animation is triggered (e.g., On Click, With Previous, or After Previous).
6. Adjust the Duration and Delay values to match your preferred timing.