Working with Backgrounds and Text

Working with Backgrounds and Text

Changing background colorChanging background color

• Click the Fill color box on the Options Panel

• Choose desired color from color palette

• You can change the background on the title page so that it looks differently from the animated frames

Experiment with the background of the slide.

Adding textAdding text

• You can add text to create a title for the animation

• Click the Text button on the toolbar

• You will see a text object in the middle of the frame

Add text to a frame.

Adding textAdding text

• Double-click the text object

• You will see a blinking cursor

• Type in the desired text

• Click the area around the frame when you are done

• The text object will no longer be selected

Editing textEditing text

• Click Text Color box to choose a new text color

• You will see a color palette

• Click the color you want for the text

• Click the grey area around the preview when you are done

Edit your text.

Editing textEditing text

• Click the Font pull-down menu on the Options panel to choose a new font

• Click and drag the Size slider on the Options panel to make the font larger

Filling textFilling text• Click a text object to select it• Click the Choose File button next to the Text Color

button• Locate the file you want to add and click Open• The text will be filled with the image you chose• You can resize the image within the text• Go to the View menu and choose Fill Handles• You will see four triangular fill controls for the

image• Click and drag a fill control handle to resize the

image

Animating textAnimating text

• Click the text you want to animate

• Select Edit on the Options panel next to Animate

• Make your selections and click Go Back

Animate your text.

Frame durationFrame duration

• Title frame should last longer than other frames in the animation

• You will see the frame duration in the Options panel

• Click and drag the Duration slider to the desired duration time