In PowerPoint 2007 -- and PowerPoint 2010 -- the animation effects are all located on the Animation tab in the Office ribbon. To make text fly in, you simply need to select the text and choose ...

You can only highlight text in PowerPoint directly if you have PowerPoint 2019 or subscribe to Microsoft Office 365.

Rotate PowerPoint’s flip entrance for an unusual twist Insert a text box and enter the text. I used Tempus Sans ITC, 36 – I thought it looked a bit whimsical without being ornate.

PowerPoint 2007 has WordArt tools that let you generate text not only in a half-circle, but in all sorts of rings, waves, slants and fades so you can morph your words into whatever shape you envision.