Animation Speed in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows

After you add an animation to a selected slide object, you typically set an animation event. Another animation property you can set thereafter is the speed of the animation. Every animation you add within PowerPoint 2016 has a fixed, default speed. This speed essentially is a duration shown in seconds or part thereof, and differs from animation to animation. For example, the default duration of a Fade animation is half a second (00.50) whereas for the Wheel animation, it is two seconds (02.00).

Remember that animation speed is the actual time duration when any slide object animates in Slide Show view.

Follow these steps to change the animation speed (duration) for any animation in PowerPoint 2016:

1. Select the slide object that has an animation applied. For more information on adding animation, refer to our Adding an Animation in PowerPoint 2016 tutorial.
2. With the slide object still selected, access the Animations tab of the Ribbon, and locate the Duration box, as shown highlighted in red within Figure 1.
   
   
   Figure 1: Duration box within the Animations tab
   
   
   Note: Animations in PowerPoint 2016 are timed to decimals, rather than using the typical 60 parts. So, half a second is shown as 00.50 rather than 00:00:30.
3. Use the Up and Down arrows within the Duration box (refer Figure 1, above) to increase or decrease the animation speed. You can also type in the exact duration value.
4. Thereafter, click the Preview button (highlighted in red within Figure 2) within the Animations tab of the Ribbon to preview the animation speed.
   
   
   Figure 2: Preview button
5. Save your presentation.

See Also:

Animation Speed in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows
Animation Speed in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac
Animation Speed in PowerPoint 2010 for Windows
Animation Speed in PowerPoint 2007, 2003, and 2002 for Windows