In PowerPoint, animations make objects and text lively in your presentations. What if you want to create a loading bar or circle like what you see on websites or elsewhere? In this tutorial, we will explain how to create a loading animation effect in PowerPoint.
How to make Loading Animation in PowerPoint
We will show you how to create a Loading Circle and a Loading Bar in PowerPoint.
How to create Loading Circle in PowerPoint
Launch PowerPoint.
Change the slide layout to blank.
On the Home tab in the shape gallery, select the oval shape and draw it on the slide, forming a circle.
On the Shape Format tab in the Shape Styles group, select Colored Outline – Green Accent 6.
Go to the Home tab, select the oval shape from the gallery again, and draw it on the slide, forming a circle, but smaller than the previous one.
Select the smaller oval shape, then click the Shape Format tab or the Home tab, and click the Shape Fill button to change the color of the shape.
Click the Shape Outline button, then click No Outline.
Now we are going to copy the smaller oval shape.
Press Ctrl D to copy the smaller shape. Make as many copies as possible and align them on the larger oval shape to form a circle.
Select the larger circle and delete it from the slide.
Now we are going to change the color of two of the smaller circles.
Select one of the circles on the right, then go to the Shape Format tab or Home tab, and choose a color darker than the previous color (let the color be close as the previous.)
Select another circle close to the circle that has been color changed; then change its color to a much darker shade.
Now highlight the shapes that form the loading circle, and press Ctrl G to group them.
Now we are going to add the animation.
Go to the Animations tab and select Spin under the Emphasis section in the animation gallery.
Click the Animation Pane button on the Animations tab.
An Animation pane will open on the right.
Right-click the Animated graphic in the Animation pane and select Effect Options from the menu.
On the Effect tab, set the Smooth Start and the Smooth End.
On the Timing tab, click the Repeat drop-down arrow and select Until end of slide.
Then click Ok.
Click the Slide Show button to run the animation.
How to create Loading Bar in PowerPoint
On the Home tab in the shape gallery, select the rectangle shape and draw it on the slide.
You can change the color of the rectangle if desired but remove the outline.
Then select another rectangle and draw it within the previous rectangle.
You can change the color of the rectangle if desired but remove the outline.
Ensure the second triangle is selected, then go to the Animations tab and select Wipe.
Then click the Effect Options button and select the From left option.
Set the Start to After Previous and the Duration to 7.25.
Then click the Slide Show button to run the animation.
We hope you understand how to create a loading animation in PowerPoint.
How do I start animation when a slide loads in PowerPoint?
If there is more than one animation in your PowerPoint and you want the animation to start as soon as you run it, Choose ‘With Previous’ as the start. This option will cause your first animation to happen as soon as you open the Slide Show.
READ: How to create a Spinning Wheel animation in PowerPoint
What is spinning animation in PowerPoint?
In Microsoft PowerPoint, there are various animations that users can use in their presentation, such as the Spin animation. The Spin animation spins text or objects clockwise or counterclockwise.
READ: How to create and add a Motion Path animation in PowerPoint
