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# Text Animation

Adds an animation effect to the text in the selected drawing object.

To access this command...

Select the drawing object, then:

#### From the menu bar:

Choose Format - Text Box and Shape - Text Text Attributes - Text Animation tab.

#### From the context menu:

Choose Text Text Attributes - Text Animation tab.

## Text animation effects

Select the effect that you want to apply, and then set the properties of the effect.

### Effects

Select the animation effect that you want to apply to the text in the selected drawing object. To remove an animation effect, select No Effect.

### To the Left

Scrolls text from right to left.

To the Left

### To the Right

Scrolls text from left to right.

To the Right

### To the Top

Scrolls text from bottom to top.

To the Top

### To the Bottom

Scrolls text from top to bottom.

To the Bottom

## Properties

### Start Inside

Text is visible and inside the drawing object when the effect is applied.

### Text visible when exiting

Text remains visible after the effect is applied.

## Animation effects

Set the looping options for the animation effect.

### Continuous

Plays the animation effect continuously. To specify the number of times to play the effect, clear this checkbox, and enter a number in the Continuous box.

### Continuous box

Enter the number of times that you want the animation effect to repeat.

## Increment

Specify the increment value for scrolling the text.

### Pixels

Measures increment value in pixels.

### Increment box

Enter the number of increments by which to scroll the text.

## Delay

Specify the amount time to wait before repeating the effect.

### Automatic

LibreOfficeDev automatically determines the amount of time to wait before repeating the effect. To manually assign the delay period, clear this checkbox, and then enter a value in the Automatic box.

### Automatic box

Enter the amount of time to wait before repeating the effect.

Related Topics

Drawing Styles

Text Attributes