A chart is a graphical representation that represents data or values in an organized manner. In PowerPoint, users would use graphs or tables to explain their data in detail so that their audience understands their presentation. In this tutorial, we will explain how to animate a line chart in powerpoint.
How to Make an Animated Line Chart in PowerPoint
To animate a line chart in PowerPoint, you need to open the slide, draw the chart, add the labels, and then animate the chart as explained below. Let’s see this in detail.
Launch PowerPoint.
Change the slide to a blank layout.
Change the background color of the slide.
Now, let’s enable the gridlines on the line plus ruler.
About him View tab, check the boxes for both the grid lines and Ruler.
About him Home select the shape of the line in the shape gallery, and then draw the line horizontally on the grid.
Press Control D to copy the line and place it vertically at the bottom of the previous line, forming an L.
Now, let’s group the shapes.
Hold down the Shift key to select the shapes.
Press G-control or click on the Arrange button on the Home tab and select Cluster from your menu.
The object is grouped.
Right click on the shape and select shape format from the menu.
TO format form panel will appear on the right.
About him fill and align tab, change the width to 4 points.
Change the cap type to Round.
Change the Home Arrow Type to Round.
Change the start arrow size to Arrow L size 5.
Close the shape format glass.
About him Home select the line shape from the shape gallery and draw it vertically in the L shape, as a point. See photo above.
Right click on the line and select shape format from the menu.
Change the Broad from the shape to 4 pointsthen change the cap type to Round.
Press Control D to copy the line to place them on the grid lines that surround the L shape.
Now we are going to draw the trend line.
About him Home select the line shape from the gallery, make a few copies of the line shape, and then draw a trend line to the desired points on the chart. See photo above.
press the Shift + G keys to group the lines that form the trend line.
Select the trend line and right click on it, then select format form from the menu.
About him fill and align tab change the Color, Broadand cap type from the trend line.
About him Home tab, click the Arrange button and select send to back.
Select a triangle from the shape gallery and draw it at the end of the trend line.
Open the format form panel and Change the Color, Broadand cap type of the arrow to the same as the lines.
Adding the tags
Now add the tags.
To add the tags, click on the Home tab and select the text box from the shape gallery.
Draw the text box towards the lines pointing in the L shape.
Press Control D to copy the text box and position it towards the pointer around the L shape. See the photo above.
Use the cursor to highlight all the shapes except the graphic.
hold the Change to deselect the arrow and trend line shapes.
Press Ctrl+G key to group the shapes.
animate the graph
Now let’s animate the graph.
Select the graphic, then go to the animations tab and select Wheel in it Entrance group in the Animation gallery.
Change the Duration to 1.50.
Click on the arrow shape and select Appear from the Animation Gallery.
Select the trend line and select Appear from the Animation Gallery.
Now drag the arrow to the point where you want the arrow movement to start.
Select the arrow, then click the add animation button and select custom path from the menu.
Now draw the custom path animation on the trend line following the curves of the trend line.
Press Esc to finish drawing animation of custom routes.
Select the Duration to 4.00 and the Begin as with previous.
Click on the Advance button or the Slideshow button to see what the animation looks like.
We hope you understand how to create an animated line chart in PowerPoint.
Can you animate a line being drawn in PowerPoint?
Yes, you can animate a line drawn in PowerPoint. In Microsoft PowerPoint, there is an animation called Custom Paths; these animations allow users to determine the directions or movements of the animation by drawing on an object.
READ: How to Animate Text Color in PowerPoint
Can you animate a graph?
Yes, you can animate a graph. Graphics in PowerPoint can be animated as objects, text, or SmartArt. If you want to add more than one animation to your chart, you should use the Add Animation feature. The Add Animation feature allows users to add animations to existing animated objects.
READ: How to make animated graphics in Microsoft PowerPoint.
