In 2002/2003:
Use the Fade or Faded zoom Exit and Motion path animations for the words
that move into the middle and dissappear. Set at With Previous.
For the center one that gets bigger, use a Fade or Faded Zoom Entrance. You
may also want to use the Enlarge Emphasis. Set at With Previous.
Open the advanced timeline in the animation task pane. Adjust the Exit and
Entrance timing to achieve your desired effect.

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Sandy Johnson
Microsoft Certified Office Specialist (MOS PowerPoint)
> Hello: I need to have a slide where text comes into the slide from
> different directions which I can do. Then I need to have some of the
> words go toward a center one and they disappear into the big one
> (center one)... or "absorb" into it. At the same time I need the
> center word to get bigger when the smaller ones "absorb" into it. Can
> you help? Thanks! Lisa