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Our charts are ready-to-go as is. However, if you want to add some fade in and timing to spice up your presentation, here are the steps to accomplish that.

Steps to create a visually engaging PowerPoint presentation with animated charts:

Step 1: Inserting Your First Chart Animation

  1. Insert: Click on the “Insert” tab in your PowerPoint ribbon.
  2. Video: Select “Video” from the ribbon (media tab).
  3. Navigate: Find and select the first MP4 file you unzipped.
  4. Resize: Click and drag the edges of the video to resize it to your desired size (e.g., 3 inches).

Step 2: Animating Your First Chart

  1. Animation Pane: Open the Animation Pane by clicking on the “Animation” tab and then selecting “Animation Pane” ( within the Advanced Animation tab).
  2.  Add Entrance Animation: 
    • Click on the chart.
    • Click “Add Animation”( within the Advanced Animation tab)
    • Select “Fade” as the entrance animation.
  3. Adjust Animation Timing:
    • Click on the first animation (fade-in) within the animation pane.
    • In the Timing tab, increase the Duration to 1.0 second for a slower fade-in.
  4. Add Play Animation
    • Click on the chart again.
    • Click “Add Animation.”
    • Select “Play” as the animation.
    • In the Timing tab, with the play animation line selected, set the Start option to “After Previous” and the Delay to 0.50 seconds.

Step 3: Inserting and Animating Your Second Video

  1. Insert Second Video: Insert the second MP4 file using the same steps as the first video.
  2. Adjust Second Video Animation:
    • In the Animation Pane, click on the second video’s animation.
    • Change the animation from “Play” to “Fade In.”
    • Set the Start option to “After Previous” and the Delay to 0.25 seconds

Step 4: Animating Your Second Chart

  1. Add Play Animation:
    • Click on the second chart.
    • Click “Add Animation.”
    • Select “Play” as the animation.
    • Set the Start option to “After Previous” and the Delay to 1.50 seconds.
  1. Remove Trigger (if it’s visible in the Animation Pane):
    • Right-click on the second chart’s animation and select “Remove Trigger.”

Now, when you start your slide, the first chart will fade in, then play. After the first chart animation finishes, the second chart will fade in and play.

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