1. Under the “Insert” tab, click “Shapes.”2. Choose and place any two shapes.

3. Select one shape. Under the “Animations” Tab, choose “Custom Animations”4. On the right sidebar, choose “Add Effect”

5. Choose an effect.6. The number 1, a mouse graphic, and a description of your animated shape will

appear in the sidebar. Right click on this description.7. Click on “Timing”

8. Click on “Triggers”9. Choose “Start Effect on Click of”

10. Search the “Start Effect” menu until you find the description of your trigger shape, and select it.

11. You have now created a trigger.12. To make the trigger invisible, right-click on the trigger, and choose “Format

Shape.”13. Change the transparency to 99%.

14. If the shape has a border (line) remove it by selecting “Format Shape,” “Line Color,” and “No line.”

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Under the “Insert” tab, click “Shapes.”

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Choose and place any two shapes.

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Select the shape to be animated, choose “Animations,” “Custom Animations,” “add effect,” “Entrance” “Appear”.

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Right click on the name of the shape in the animations column. Click on “Timing.”

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Choose “Triggers”

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Choose “Start effect on click of…”

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Choose “Isosceles Triangle 7.”

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Select “Rectangle 8: Nose”

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Choose “Add Effect,” “Exit,” “Disappear.”

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Right click on the name of the shape in the animations column. Click on “Timing.”

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Click on “Timing.” Choose “Isosceles Triangle 7.”

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“Rectangle 8: Nose” will now appear or disappear every time the triangle is clicked.

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Now make the triangle invisible by right-clicking it…

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…choosing “Format Shape,” and adjusting the transparency to 99%. You can remove the outline by choosing “Format Shape,” “Line Color,” and “No line.”

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Nose

Now every time the nose is clicked, the “nose” rectangle appears. You can add more labels and create a clickable picture dictionary of the image.

Right Eye

Left Eye

Bracelets

Forehead

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Nose

Don’t forget to make the triggers 99% transparent!

Right Eye

Left Eye

Bracelets

Forehead

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