If you want to dim text in PowerPoint presentations, here is how you can do that. You can use the in-built After animation setting to dim or fade text in slides. This option allows you to make text less visible in PowerPoint by changing the color as per your requirements.
Microsoft 365 apps like PowerPoint hide plenty of features underneath them. You can use these features to draw the audience’s attention to specific content. For example, you can animate text to make it appear dim, enabling the audience to focus on the desired location. So, let’s see how you can dim the text in PowerPoint.
How to dim Text in PowerPoint
To dim text in PowerPoint presentations, follow these steps:
- Write down the text you want to dim and select it.
- Go to the Animations tab and select an animation.
- Find the Animation Pane on the right-hand side.
- Expand the drop-down menu and select the Effect Options.
- Find the After animation menu.
- Choose a color.
- Click the OK button.
To learn more about these steps, continue reading.
To get started, you need to write down the text you want to dim or less visible and select it. Then, go to the Animation tab and select any animation you want to apply.
You’ll realize the animation has been successfully added when you see a number preceding the line of text. Even if you have bullet points or a numbered list, you need to repeat the same steps.
After applying, all of them will be visible on the right-hand side of the screen in the Animation Pane section.
You need to find the drop-down menu, expand it, and select the Effect Options.
A window will appear where you need to find the After animation option. Change the default setting by clicking the arrow next to the item and selecting a color that’s a little different and dims the appearance of the text. If needed, you can select More Colors.
Finally, click the OK button.
For your information, the same panel gives you more options:
- Don’t Dim
- Hide After Animation
- Hide on Next Mouse Click
You can choose any of those options that you want to apply. This way, you can dim the appearance of text in Microsoft PowerPoint 365.
Read: How to make a YouTube video with PowerPoint.
How do I fade text in PowerPoint?
To fade text in PowerPoint, you need to use the After animation menu. It helps you dim text in PowerPoint as per your requirements. In simple words, you need to apply an animation effect to your text and open the Effect Options from the Animation Pane. Next, open the After animation list and choose a color not darker than black for the color of the text you have selected. Finally, click the OK button.
How do I make text darker in PowerPoint?
To make text darker in PowerPoint, you need to choose a color darker than the existing color – it is as simple as that. To select a darker color for the text, select the text first. Then, head to the Font section and expand the Font Color menu. Following that, choose a darker font color that suits your requirements. You can repeat the same steps for multiple lines of text.
Read: How to add multi-color Text to a Microsoft PowerPoint slide.
