Powerpoint - animated typewriter effect

Question

I have been watching so many You Tube videos about adding an animated typewriter effect to my Powerpoint.  I want to do it letter by letter but for some reason I can't gain any control over the timing between letters.

All the videos have the option to add a certain number of seconds delay as at the bottom here.

My Powerpoint though looks like this with no such option-

Only other thing I can find that would effect the timing is duration but it it greyed out for this type of animation - as below

FYI I'm on a Mac.  I purchased Office in 2016.  I constantly get updates and am on the latest one.

This effect seems so easy on early versions but I have spend a lot of time trying to master it.

Look forward to your help please.

Many thanks,

Lynners1

Answer 1

While the setting is not in the interface, a simple macro will change the setting for you. 

The default speed is 1. Changing the AdvanceTime value to 2 speeds up the characters.

Sub test()

With ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange.AnimationSettings

      .AdvanceMode = ppAdvancedOnTime

      .AdvanceTime = 2

   End With

End Sub

Answer 2

Hi Jim,

Well Macros are a whole new world to me, but after some googling to see how I create one and following your code I have actually achieved it!!!

Thank you so much.  I have spent days trying to work this out.  I appreciate it so much!!!

Answer 3

As with most of the stuff posted on the web the creators neglect to mention which version of the program they're using... which in most cases is one of the Windows releases. The Mac version of PowerPoint lacks the feature you're looking for.

Answer 4

Thanks for getting back to me Bob.

Gosh so frustrating.  This seems like such a simple thing to have.  Do you happen to know a work around at all?

....or anyone else out there?

All the best,

Lynners