Black and White to Color Photo Animations in PowerPoint

Time the Photo Animation to Change from Black and White to Color

Timing the photo animation from black and white to color in PowerPoint

screen shot © Wendy Russell

Timing the Change from Black and White to Color

The desired effect in this slide show is for the black and white photo to change to color as you watch. To do this, timings must be set on the color photo.

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1. Click on the color picture to select it.
2. In the Custom Animations task pane, click the drop down arrow beside the animation in the list. This is the Fade animation you set on the previous page.
3. Select Timing... from the list.
4. In the dialog box that appears, make the following settings -
   • Start: With Previous
   • Set the Delay: to 1.5 or 2 seconds
5. Click OK.

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