I am trying to have a line appear in an animated slide as it is drawn and not
just have it appear. The line would indicate the route to be taken on an
underlying map. Any ideas?

You can get good results with the Wipe entrance effect. For circles, you
might want to look at
http://officeone.mvps.org/ppttips/ef...aw_circle.html.

- Chirag

OfficeOne Animations - Add over 50 animation effects to PowerPoint
http://officeone.mvps.org/anims/anims.html

"PhillBatts" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I am trying to have a line appear in an animated slide as it is drawn and
>not
> just have it appear. The line would indicate the route to be taken on an
> underlying map. Any ideas?

PhillBatts,
You can draw straight lines or freeform lines one after the other and
animate them with the wipe effect, carefully choosing the direction. Apply
the wipe effect "after previous" to tie the whole thing together. Off course
consider also the speed at which the line must flow.
All this can easily be done in PPT 2002/2003.
Luc
"PhillBatts" <(E-Mail Removed)> schreef in bericht
news:E83C72A0-0AE2-4559-A33B-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I am trying to have a line appear in an animated slide as it is drawn and
>not
> just have it appear. The line would indicate the route to be taken on an
> underlying map. Any ideas?

Instructions for PPT 2002/2003:

Click on the line to select it.
Click Slide Show > Custom Animation
In your animation Task Pane, choose Add Effect > Entry
Select the Wipe animation (also select the direction from which you would
like it to wipe -- or write).

Does that answer your question?
--
Sandy


"PhillBatts" wrote:

> I am trying to have a line appear in an animated slide as it is drawn and not
> just have it appear. The line would indicate the route to be taken on an
> underlying map. Any ideas?

Thanks Luc,

The only problem when trying this is the direction of wipe, if the line is
wavy and close to the 45 dgree angle on the screen it does not wipe in as
drawn.

"Luc" wrote:

> PhillBatts,
> You can draw straight lines or freeform lines one after the other and
> animate them with the wipe effect, carefully choosing the direction. Apply
> the wipe effect "after previous" to tie the whole thing together. Off course
> consider also the speed at which the line must flow.
> All this can easily be done in PPT 2002/2003.
> Luc
> "PhillBatts" <(E-Mail Removed)> schreef in bericht
> news:E83C72A0-0AE2-4559-A33B-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I am trying to have a line appear in an animated slide as it is drawn and
> >not
> > just have it appear. The line would indicate the route to be taken on an
> > underlying map. Any ideas?
>
>
>

Thanks Sandy,

Having tried that with a wavy free form line it works well as long as the
line is not close to the 45 degree point because then it wipes in in chunks
and not along the curve as it was drawn.

Regards,

Phill

"Sandy" wrote:

> Instructions for PPT 2002/2003:
>
> Click on the line to select it.
> Click Slide Show > Custom Animation
> In your animation Task Pane, choose Add Effect > Entry
> Select the Wipe animation (also select the direction from which you would
> like it to wipe -- or write).
>
> Does that answer your question?
> --
> Sandy
>
>
> "PhillBatts" wrote:
>
> > I am trying to have a line appear in an animated slide as it is drawn and not
> > just have it appear. The line would indicate the route to be taken on an
> > underlying map. Any ideas?

Chirag,

I have installed your add in and it does add a lot interesting effects but I
am trying to get a free form curve to appear in the precise way it was drawn.

Having wiping with a wavy free form line it works well as long as the line
is not close to the 45 degree point because then it wipes in in chunks and
not along the curve as it was drawn.
Any other suggestions?

Phill

"Chirag" wrote:

> You can get good results with the Wipe entrance effect. For circles, you
> might want to look at
> http://officeone.mvps.org/ppttips/ef...aw_circle.html.
>
> - Chirag
>
> OfficeOne Animations - Add over 50 animation effects to PowerPoint
> http://officeone.mvps.org/anims/anims.html
>
> "PhillBatts" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:E83C72A0-0AE2-4559-A33B-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I am trying to have a line appear in an animated slide as it is drawn and
> >not
> > just have it appear. The line would indicate the route to be taken on an
> > underlying map. Any ideas?
>
>
>

In that case, draw the line in sections. For example:

First section: Wipe right
Second section: Wipe from bottom (set timeing to: after previous)
Third section: Wipe right (after previous)

Repeat as needed.
--
Sandy


"PhillBatts" wrote:

> Thanks Sandy,
>
> Having tried that with a wavy free form line it works well as long as the
> line is not close to the 45 degree point because then it wipes in in chunks
> and not along the curve as it was drawn.
>
> Regards,
>
> Phill
>
> "Sandy" wrote:
>
> > Instructions for PPT 2002/2003:
> >
> > Click on the line to select it.
> > Click Slide Show > Custom Animation
> > In your animation Task Pane, choose Add Effect > Entry
> > Select the Wipe animation (also select the direction from which you would
> > like it to wipe -- or write).
> >
> > Does that answer your question?
> > --
> > Sandy
> >
> >
> > "PhillBatts" wrote:
> >
> > > I am trying to have a line appear in an animated slide as it is drawn and not
> > > just have it appear. The line would indicate the route to be taken on an
> > > underlying map. Any ideas?

Phil,
You have to draw the line in different parts, which maybe very tiny
depending on the complexity of your line.
Of course this will mean a lot of work but the line will appear almost
perfectly, exactly the way you want it.
Luc
"PhillBatts" <(E-Mail Removed)> schreef in bericht
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> Thanks Luc,
>
> The only problem when trying this is the direction of wipe, if the line is
> wavy and close to the 45 dgree angle on the screen it does not wipe in as
> drawn.
>
> "Luc" wrote:
>
>> PhillBatts,
>> You can draw straight lines or freeform lines one after the other and
>> animate them with the wipe effect, carefully choosing the direction.
>> Apply
>> the wipe effect "after previous" to tie the whole thing together. Off
>> course
>> consider also the speed at which the line must flow.
>> All this can easily be done in PPT 2002/2003.
>> Luc
>> "PhillBatts" <(E-Mail Removed)> schreef in bericht
>> news:E83C72A0-0AE2-4559-A33B-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >I am trying to have a line appear in an animated slide as it is drawn
>> >and
>> >not
>> > just have it appear. The line would indicate the route to be taken on
>> > an
>> > underlying map. Any ideas?
>>
>>
>>

Thanks Sandy,

It's a bit labourious than I hoped for but it does the job.

"Sandy" wrote:

> In that case, draw the line in sections. For example:
>
> First section: Wipe right
> Second section: Wipe from bottom (set timeing to: after previous)
> Third section: Wipe right (after previous)
>
> Repeat as needed.
> --
> Sandy
>
>
> "PhillBatts" wrote:
>
> > Thanks Sandy,
> >
> > Having tried that with a wavy free form line it works well as long as the
> > line is not close to the 45 degree point because then it wipes in in chunks
> > and not along the curve as it was drawn.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Phill
> >
> > "Sandy" wrote:
> >
> > > Instructions for PPT 2002/2003:
> > >
> > > Click on the line to select it.
> > > Click Slide Show > Custom Animation
> > > In your animation Task Pane, choose Add Effect > Entry
> > > Select the Wipe animation (also select the direction from which you would
> > > like it to wipe -- or write).
> > >
> > > Does that answer your question?
> > > --
> > > Sandy
> > >
> > >
> > > "PhillBatts" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I am trying to have a line appear in an animated slide as it is drawn and not
> > > > just have it appear. The line would indicate the route to be taken on an
> > > > underlying map. Any ideas?