For closed paths, the beginning and end points of the motion path overlap the position of the slide object. If you add a motion path animation to a slide object in PowerPoint 2010 and then open it in PowerPoint 2016, it will show a faded preview of the animated slide object at the motion path's end point.ĭo remember though that even in PowerPoint 20, you can only see position previews of Motion Path animations where starting and/or end points of the motion path are away from the position of the slide object.When a presentation with Motion Path animation added within PowerPoint 2016 is opened within PowerPoint 2010, you cannot see the faded preview of the animated slide object at the end position of the motion path, as shown in Figure 3, below.įigure 3: No faded preview of the animated slide object's end position in PowerPoint 2010.If you open edited presentations in an older version such as PowerPoint 2010, here are some guidelines to remember: Look at Figure 2, below where you can see that the animated object is placed a little apart, and selecting the Motion Path clearly shows both beginning and end position previews.įigure 2: Motion Path shows both beginning and end position previews In that case, you will also see an 'animation' begin preview. These previews typically show at the end of the animation path, unless your Motion Path is locked from the animation (or if you drag the Motion Path away). If you've used Magic Move in Keynote, you'll find that Morph can do similar things.Is the faded preview of the animated object's end position not visible? Click on the dotted line representing the Motion Path to make the preview visible. If you don't see the 'Update Options' item, you have an MSI-based install. If you see an 'Update Options' item, you have a Click-to-Run installation. Open an Office application, such as Outlook or Word. Without them, PowerPoint 2016 can't play a Morph transition, and instead it plays a Fade transition. Play a Fade transition instead of a Morph transition.Īn Microsoft 365 subscription is required for creating a Morph in these mobile apps.ġ See Is my Office Click-to-Run or MSI-based? below.Ģ The following Office updates must be installed. 1000 or newer, with Office updates installed 2 PowerPoint 2016, installed with Microsoft Installer 1 (MSI)īuild. PowerPoint 2016, installed with Click-to-Run 1 PowerPoint for Office 365 for Mac, version 15.19 or newer PowerPoint for Office 365, version 1511 or newer We encourage you to get an Office 365 subscription to stay up to date with the latest Office features, including Morph. Other versions of PowerPoint (as listed below) can play Morph transitions but can't create them. To create Morph transitions, you need PowerPoint for the web, PowerPoint 2019 or PowerPoint for Microsoft 365.

The planets moved without needing individual motion paths or animations to be applied to them. This is the second slide with the same objects after the Morph transition has been applied. Here's an example of how the Morph transition can seamlessly animate objects across slides. You can move objects around on the slide, change colors, move words and characters around, and much more.Ĭlick Preview to see the Morph transition in action. Select Transitions > Effect Options to choose just how you'd like the Morph transition to work. Note: In PowerPoint for Android, select Transitions > Transition Effects > Morph.

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