PowerPoint: animate Smartart graphics - how it works

With just a few clicks, you can animate the Smartart graphics in PowerPoint. We'll show you what you have to do.

How to animate the Smartart graphic in PowerPoint

Animated Smartart graphics are not only descriptive, but also serve a purpose. Here's how to add this animation to your PowerPoint presentation:

1. Insert and select a Smartart graphic in the PowerPoint presentation.
2. Then switch to the "Animations" tab.
3. Under Effect Options, choose Sequential.
4. Then click on "Animation area". You can find this under "Extended animation".
5. Select the desired animation here.

This practical tip is based on Office 2013 under Windows 7. We will tell you how to create an organization chart in Powerpoint in the next practical tip.