Creating a Flip Animation

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Creating a Flip Animation

• To create a flip animation effect you need to
  have a graphic for each side of an object.
  
• Insert the two graphics in a slide, one each for
  the front and back view. They should be the same
  size.
  
• For the first sample, I used these two graphics

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Click to Flip

• Give each graphic two custom animations an exit
  of Collapse and an entrance of Stretch. Make
  sure that all animation directions are across and
  all speeds are the same.
• Make the Collapse animation for each shape Start
  on click. Set the Stretch animations to Start
  after previous.
  
• Order the animations as follows Collapse for
  front graphic, Stretch for rear graphic, Collapse
  for rear graphic, and Stretch for front graphic.
  
• Open your Custom animation task pane to review
  these settings.

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Click to Flip

• Position the front shape directly over the
  reverse shape (use Order, Send to Back or Bring
  to Front from the Shortcut Menu, if necessary).
  
• In Slide show view, click to flip the graphic and
  click again to flip it back.
  
• If you just want to flip it once, use only the
  first two animations to flip more times, repeat
  the effects.
  
• Go to the next slide for another (cooler) example.

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North Carolina State Quarter
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Trigger Flips

• To flip on demand add animation triggers.
• Draw two shapes to use as triggers - I used
  arrows.
  
• Go to effect options for the first Collapse
  animation.
  
• On the Timing tab, click the Triggers button and
  choose Start effect on click of Right Arrow.
  
• Move the first Stretch animation below the
  collapse under Trigger Right Arrow.
  
• Go to effect options for the remaining collapse
  animation and set the trigger to Start effect on
  click of Left Arrow
  
• Move the remaining Stretch animation to below the
  Collapse under Trigger Left Arrow.
  
• Show the slide and click the arrows to flip when
  you want!

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More Stuff

• I hope you found this helpful.
• For more stuff visit www.maysstuff.com/ppt/
• Examples of stuff
• Text entrance animations
• Layouts in 2007
• Gradients in 2007
• Working with Slide Masters
• Tips for Presenters