Create Animated Deck Slides In Adobe InDesign

Take deck slides to another level in Adobe InDesign.

Whether you're giving a lecture or delivering a keynote speech, having a strong slide presentation can make the talk that much more powerful.

In this tutorial, I am going to show you how to design a small set of presentation slides in Adobe InDesign and add simple animations to them.

For this lesson, you can still be in the Essentials workspace, but other panels needed are Animations and Timing, which can both be found under Window > Interactive dropdown options.

Let's start with the animations in the layout starting on Page 1.

Animation

Page 1

1. With the Selection Tool, click on the main text frame headline and open the Animation Panel.

2. In the Preset option, select Fade In.

3. In the Duration field, set the option to 1 second, however you can change to your desired preference.

4. With the Selection Tool, click on the main image frame once and open the Animation Panel.

5. In the Preset option, select Fly in From Bottom.

6. In the Duration field, set the option to 1 second, however you can change to your desired preference.

7. In the Opacity dropdown, select Fade In to get a nice transition when it animates.

Here's a visual look at the steps above:

Page 2

1. With the Selection Tool, click on the main headline text frame and open the Animation Panel.

2. In the Preset option, choose Fly in From the Left.

3. In the Duration field, set to 1 second, however you can change to desired preference.

4. In the Opacity field, choose Fade In for a softer transition as it animates.

5. With the Selection Tool, click on the main image and open the Animation Panel.

6. In the Preset option, choose Bounce > Bounce Vertical.

7. In the Duration field, set to 2.5 seconds, however you can change to desired preference.

8. Under Properties, in the Animate field, select To Current Location.

9. In the Change Origin Point selector, click on the bottom square.

10. In the Opacity Field, choose Fade In for a softer transition when it animates.

Check out this short clip of both of the pages animated together. Of course, you can add as many pages as you want. Here's a preview!