How to loop a sequence of animation effects in PowerPoint
Okay, one animation successfully looped! But what would you do if you wanted a sequence of animation affects to play in a specified order and then repeat, as in this example:
This is just one PowerPoint slide with a fairly complex animation sequence used to show the production line process. This is what the Animation Pane looks like:
Screenshot of the animation pane in PowerPoint. There are lots of different animations running one after the other,
You can download this file to see how the phone number korea animation sequence was created: Download looping animation file. What we want to do now is to set this whole sequence to repeat until the next slide. How? With our audio bookmark hack!
Step 1
Hover your mouse over the last animation effect in the sequence and make a note of the time it ends. In our example, it’s 13.5 seconds.
Screenshot of the PowerPoint animation pane showing that the sequence of animations stops at 13.5 seconds on the timeline.
Step 2
Record a sound file that’s a bit longer than the time you just noted down. This may seem odd but stick with it! To do this, go to the Insert tab in PowerPoint and – way over on the right-hand side of the ribbon – click Audio followed by Record Audio.
Screenshot of the Insert Ribbon in PowerPoint showing the record audio option selected.
Top tip: Name your recording using the target time so you remember when to stop recording!
If you want, you can mute your microphone. Otherwise, keep completely silent and press the record button. Wait until the recording is the right length, then press the stop button.