How to Pan With PowerPoint

Microsoft's PowerPoint has long been the standard for presentation software. Part of the reason for the popularity of PowerPoint is that it allows presenters to not only present slides and graphs, but also a whole host of different multimedia elements including videos, pictures and sound effects. In addition to allowing users to embed multimedia files, PowerPoint provides a number of different options for editing and manipulating the way that multimedia files are displayed in presentations.

Instructions

1. Format the picture that will be panned by right-clicking on the image and changing the image height to seven and a half inches.

2. Click the box to lock the aspect ratio to ensure that the image is not distorted later.

3. Click the "Animations" tab and select "Motion Paths" from the Add Effects options.

4. Choose "Left" from the "Motions Paths" menu.

5. Click the "Timing" tab and set the speed for the pan effect.

6. Click the "Effect" tab and check the boxes for "Smooth start" and "Smooth end."

7. Preview the slide to ensure that the pan effect is configured correctly.

Tips & Warnings

• The options suggested above are not necessary for the pan effect to work. Configure the options under the "Timing" and "Effect" tabs to your own personal liking.

References

• Microsoft: Create pan and zoom effects in PowerPoint
• Microsoft: Timing animation sequences in PowerPoint presentations