Renaming Animated Objects In PowerPoint

Microsoft PowerPoint has time and again proven that it is the go-to software when it comes to making presentations in front of an audience. Digital slideshows can be created with ease, and the customization of the way the slides appear can be done in simple steps.

Media elements like images and videos can be inserted in the slides, and sometimes one can even use video clips to set animated backgrounds. One of the problems with including static objects or animations for PowerPoint presentations is that the objects included are automatically named by the program in a generic fashion, making it hard to recognize them when they’re not displayed. The first textual input is named Text1, and the first title Title1, and so forth.

The generic names are a constant source of confusion in cases where you have added a large number of objects, and sometimes you find it hard to keep track of what objects you have already added to the slides. When applying animations for PowerPoint presentations, a good way to organize them is by renaming them in a way that you understand and would later recognize. This task can easily be accomplished using the Selection pane that you find under the Home tab on the ribbon overhead.

Instructions

Follow the below mentioned steps to rename the PowerPoint objects.

• Open the PowerPoint application, then find and open the presentation that you want to make changes to.
• Find the Home tab in the upper left corner of the window and select it. Then choose Select from under the Editing menu that you find on the top right.
• Go to the selection pane, which is the third of the options in the drop down menu, and choose the same. This will display the said pane on the right side of the screen, and will contain all the objects that are in the slide. 
• Select the object names to rename the objects. Alternatively, double click and type in the new name, followed by hitting the Enter key to save the changes made. Before exiting the program, if you get a Save Changes prompt, click Yes.

The above mentioned steps will help you change the names of the objects added into PowerPoint presentations. If you face any difficulties during the execution of the steps, you can get in touch with the Microsoft support team for further assistance.