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delphinuscadmus@yahoo.com - 12 Feb 2006 05:20 GMT

How do I put words (text) on the screen and make the words randomly
blink (one at a time)?

Screen looks something like (shown below); text is scattered throughout
the screen and one word blinks at a time :

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Raffle
Car Wash Auction

Bake Sale
Garage Sale
Phone Calls

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tohlz - 12 Feb 2006 09:15 GMT

You can add multiple textboxes, with each containing a word. (eg: Raffle,
Auction).
Then, apply emphasis effect (Blink) to all the textboxes.
Set all the effects' Start to "After Previous".
This will allow the words to appear one at a time. Is that what you want?

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> How do I put words (text) on the screen and make the words randomly
> blink (one at a time)?
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> Garage Sale
> Phone Calls

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delphinuscadmus@yahoo.com - 12 Feb 2006 14:41 GMT

Thanks, yes that is what I want.

However I would probably want the words to appear when the slide is
first rendered and then each one will individually (one at a time)
blink.

By blink, I mean the font changes color (perhaps brighter) and the font
gets larger. Then everything (font) goes back to normal and another
word "blinks".

Perhaps that is a better way to describe it.

Thanks!

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tohlz - 12 Feb 2006 16:15 GMT

So here's a summary of what you want to do:
1. All the words appear.
Solution - Highlight all the words, click Add effect > Entrance > Appear.

2. Brighten the word. One at a time.
Solution - Select one word first, click Add effect > Emphasis > Change font
color. (Under modify effect, select a color you want)

3. Enlarge the word, reverse it back. One at a time.
Solution - Click Add effect > Empahsis > Grow/Shrink
(Right click on the effect, select effect options. Put a checkmark to
Auto-reverse. Click OK)

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 on other words now.

Hope it helps.

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> Thanks, yes that is what I want.
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Kathy Jacobs - 12 Feb 2006 17:44 GMT

If you leave all the words selected, you can apply the two Emphasis effects
to all of them at the same time. Before you deselect the animations, set
them all to "After Previous". Now, one by one, select the Grow/Shrink
animations and drag them up under the Change Font animation for that box.

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> So here's a summary of what you want to do:
> 1. All the words appear.
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>> Thanks!

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