Animated PowerPoint Templates and Google Slides Themes

Lift spirits and light up your audience with a free animated PowerPoint presentation template from our impressive slide templates library, perfect for students, course creators, startup founders, business consultants, and…

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Brighten the Mood With Free Animated Slide Templates

Stimulate the senses with a theme from this animated PowerPoint template collection. Find themes for high school lesson plans, language arts, cute dinosaurs, maritime adventure storybooks, vintage storybooks, video channel web series, aesthetic newsletters, neon marketing plans, creator portfolios, learning planners, music quizzes, vintage yearbooks, minimal yearbooks, mountains and rivers geography, zine publications, maximalism agencies, American history, Ancient China, data consulting, assisted living center pitch deck, and so much more.

Play around a bit with different templates and once you’ve found your match, download in Google Slides or PowerPoint and use Canva’s intuitive editor to make the job even easier.  

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I animate my presentation?

Select the element you want to animate. Open the Animations tab and click Add Animation. Scroll down to Motion Paths, and choose a motion effect. To animate a group of elements, text, or other graphics, hit Ctrl and select the elements you want. Choose Format > Group > Group to group the elements together. Select Animations and pick the animation you want.

What to include in an animated presentation?

Your animated presentation can include the following:

  • Entrance effects: change how objects appear on a slide
  • Emphasis effects: change the size or color of the object
  • Exit effects: change how objects disappear from a slide
  • Motion path: set how an object moves on the slide
  • Multimedia: video and audio effects

How to make a good animated presentation?

Your animated presentation will be as unique as you are, but here are a few pointers for creating an effective slideshow:

  • Choose a memorable template: the right template goes a long way
  • Use strong visual elements: images, charts, and graphs
  • Keep text minimal: don’t crowd your slides 
  • Add motion and transitions: give the eye something to follow
  • Add music and audio effects: please the ear