Here’s how it works. When it comes to presentations in PowerPoint 2016, basic animation effects are one way to catch someone's attention. Advanced animations, however, can make a lasting impression.

Learn how to create a Typing Text animation letter by letter to give the Typewriter effect in PowerPoint to bring your objects to life.

Click on the "Animation Pane" button in the Advanced Animation section, and the pane launches on the right side of the PowerPoint window. Click to select the object from the list.

To combine effects, select an object that has already been animated. Select Animations > Advanced Animation > Animation Pane > Add Animation, and pick another animation from the list.

Drawing attention to individual talking points in a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation is easy with this simple Grow/Shrink animation.