Remove Animations in PowerPoint 2010 for Windows

Now that we have established what you want to do, removing an animation is very easy. Follow these steps to remove any existing animation in PowerPoint 2010 for Windows:

1. Select the slide object that has an animation applied. Refer to our Adding an Animation in PowerPoint 2010 tutorial to learn how you can add animation.
2. Access the Animations tab of the Ribbon, and within the Animation gallery, click the None option, as shown highlighted in red within Figure 1, below.
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   Figure 1: None option to be selected to remove the animation
3. Do you have more than one animation assigned to the selected slide object, as shown highlighted in blue within Figure 2, below? You can remove a particular animation from within the Animation Pane. To bring up the Animation Pane, first access the Animations tab of the Ribbon. Then, locate the Advanced Animation group, and click the Animation Pane button, as shown highlighted in red within Figure 2.
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   Figure 2: Animation Pane button
4. Doing so opens the Animation Pane, as shown highlighted in red within Figure 3, below within the PowerPoint interface. Do note that the Animation Pane button, highlighted in red within Figure 2, above, is a toggle option. You click once to summon the Animation Pane and click the same button again to close the Animation Pane.
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   Figure 3: Animation Pane within PowerPoint interface
5. Within the Animation Pane, select the animation you want to remove. Right-click the selected animation to bring up a drop-down list, and choose the Remove option, as shown highlighted in red within Figure 4, below.
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   Figure 4: Remove option to be selected
7. Alternatively, select the animation to be removed in the Animation Pane and hit the Delete key on the keyboard. If you removed the wrong animation by mistake, quickly press the Ctrl+Z shortcut key to undo.
6. Save your presentation.