Adding exciting text effects and animations can take your PowerPoint presentations to the next level. One popular text effect is the particle text explosion, which makes it look like your text is bursting into particles. This eye-catching effect is surprisingly easy to create in PowerPoint with just a few simple steps.
Step 1: Insert a Text Box and Add Your Text
First, insert a text box into your PowerPoint slide and type in the text you want to animate. You can insert a predefined text box from the PowerPoint shapes menu or simply click and drag to draw one manually.
Center your text box on the slide and make sure the text is large and legible. For best results, use a thick, bold font.
Step 2: Duplicate the Text Behind Itself
Now comes the fun part! Select your text box and copy/paste to duplicate it. Place this duplicate directly behind the original text box.
You should now have two instances of the same text stacked on top of each other.
Step 3: Break Apart the Bottom Text into Individual Letters
Double-click the duplicate back text box to edit it. Delete all the text except for the first letter. Then, copy and paste that first letter to rebuild the entire text, one letter at a time.
When done, each letter should be its own individual text box. Expand and position them to recreate the original text layout.
Step 4: Add a Particle Animation to Each Letter
Here’s where the particle explosion effect really comes to life!
Select the first text letter box and open the Animations tab. Click “Add Animation” and choose the “Particle” effect. This will make particles fly out of that letter when animated.
Repeat this for every other letter in the text. Make sure to set each animation to start “On Click” so they don’t automatically play.
Step 5: Animate the Top Text with a Fly Out Effect
Now let’s set up our top text. Select the original text box and add a “Fly Out” animation. Choose a direction like left or right for the fly out movement.
Again, set this animation to start on click so it doesn’t automatically trigger.
Step 6: Add a Particle Background (Optional)
For even more particle explosion eye candy, you can add a particle background behind your text.
Insert any image onto the slide and apply the “Particle” animation so it looks like particles are slowly floating across the entire slide.
Set this animation effect to start automatically After Previous with a duration of 3-4 seconds.
Step 7: Set Up Click Sequence and Add Sounds
We’re in the home stretch now! Open the Animation Pane and ensure your animations are sequenced properly:
- Particle background
- Top text flies out
- Bottom text particle explosions
For extra impact, head to the Insert tab and add explosion sound effects. Time the sounds to sync perfectly with each text animation.
Step 8: Present and Amaze Your Audience!
Go through your slide show and click to trigger each animation in sequence. The top text will fly out, then the bottom text will explode into particles for a truly striking cinematic effect!
The audience will be wowed as your text dramatically bursts to life right before their eyes. This show-stopping animation is sure to make your message memorable.
And that’s it! With just a few simple animations and some clever duplication work, you can transform basic text into an exciting particle explosion in PowerPoint. This eye-catching effect works great for titles, headings and impactful messages.
So put these steps to work in your next presentation and amaze your viewers with animated text that bursts off the slide!
