On Sat October 15 2005 10:50, Wang wrote:
> CPHennessy wrote:
> >On Wed October 12 2005 10:18, + William Reid wrote:
> >> [ MODERATED ] ***********************
> >>Hello all
> >>In setting a bulleted list to appear point by point (line by line) in
> >>Impress I have to select each point and add/activate the animation. Is
> >>there an easier way to do this? It would be nice to be able to select
> >>the entire box and add once.
> >>
> >>Nonetheless, I really enjoy the way in which I can individualise the
> >>animation for each point through Effect Options.
> >>
> >>I have scanned FAQs and forum topics but don't readily see this
> >> addressed.
> >
> >It is not easy to find but try this :
> >- in the "Custom Animation" task window click on "Add .." and in the
> >"Entrance" tab "Fly In" and press Ok
> >- Now click oin the effect options button ( "..." just to the right of the
> >"Direction" button
> >- In the "Text Animation" tab choose "By 1st level paragraphs".
> >
> >and test :)
> >
> >Please reply to [email protected] only
>
> Thanks CP
> I tried that but at first it did not work.
> However in going back over the steps I discovered that the problem was
> in how I selected the points/lines to be animated. I had been selecting
> the text within the text-box and this was not working. In Effects
> Options (in the white space above Change Order) I had a vertical column
> of my selected points but only the first was animated.
> I then, accidentally, selected the text-box itself and discovered that
> in Effects Options (in the white space above Change Order) I had a
> single entry called Outline Text 1. As this was new I deleted the
> vertical column and re-tried your suggestion and this time it worked
> /purrfectly/.
> Now who is the happiest chap in town!
> Hope this makes sense :-\
great, thanks for the clarification. I was trying to be clear with my
explanations while looking at the Task panel but forget to specify the
editing area :)
> personal note - thanks for taking the time on such a small item, CP. I'm
> honoured because I know from the forum that you are a very busy person.
No problem at all, I try to do my bit to improve OOo users experience, not
much but a bit here and there. Of course getting others to contribute is
always a good thing.
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