WPS Animation Effects helps you add entrance, emphasis, exit, and motion path effects to presentation objects; this guide covers 5 core tasks, with 5 available without membership and 0 membership-related items.
At a Glance
| Metric | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Core tasks | 5 | Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index |
| Available without membership | 5 | Matches the number of Free rows in the index |
| Membership-related items | 0 | Matches the number of membership-related rows in the index |
About This Feature
Overview
Animation Effects in WPS Presentation lets you add dynamic object effects to text, pictures, shapes, and other slide elements, then refine how those effects play.
Core capabilities include:
- Add entrance animations to make objects appear on a slide.
- Add emphasis animations to highlight objects that are already visible.
- Add exit animations to remove objects from view at a chosen point.
- Add motion path animations to move objects along preset or custom paths.
- Adjust animation settings such as direction, sound, start mode, delay, speed, repeat, and triggers.
Common use cases include classroom teaching, business presentations, product demos, process walkthroughs, and step-by-step explanations.
System Requirements
| Item | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Operating system | A Windows device that can run WPS Office normally |
| App version | The latest version of WPS Office is recommended |
| Network | No mandatory network connection is required for local animation editing; internet access is needed for download, installation, and account-related actions |
| Other | You need to be able to open WPS Presentation files and have permission to edit the presentation |
Download & Installation
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Official download | WPS Office Free Download |
| Post-installation check | Launch WPS Presentation, open any presentation, and confirm that the Animation tab is visible at the top of the window |
Source: WPS Download Center
Compare with Alternatives
| Dimension | WPS | Microsoft | Notion | Adobe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capability Summary | Adds entrance, emphasis, exit, motion path, and custom path animations to presentation objects, with effect and timing settings. | PowerPoint can animate text, pictures, shapes, tables, SmartArt, and other objects with entrance, emphasis, exit, and motion path effects, and it supports multiple animations on one object. | Google Slides can add animations to text, images, slides, and other objects, and it can animate lists one click at a time during presenting. | Notion officially supports embeds, media blocks, and connected content, but its help content does not describe object-level presentation animation editing. | Acrobat mainly supports page transitions for PDF presentations, including transition effect, direction, speed, and automatic page turning. |
| Official Source | — | Animate text or objects | Add or change animations and transitions | Embeds, bookmarks & link mentions | Setting up PDFs for a presentation |
Advantage: WPS combines object animation selection and detailed effect settings in the presentation editing workflow, which fits object-level slide animation tasks well.
Overall Conclusion
WPS Animation Effects works well for presentations that need direct control over object appearance order, emphasis, and movement paths. PowerPoint and Google Slides also cover common presentation animation needs, while Notion focuses more on content organization and embeds, and Acrobat focuses more on PDF playback and page transitions.
Use Cases
| No. | Scenario | Suitable For | Main Challenge | How Animation Effects Helps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Step-by-step classroom teaching | Teachers and trainers | Too much content appears at once and key points are hard to emphasize | Use entrance and emphasis effects to reveal content in sequence |
| 2 | Business presentation delivery | Workplace users | Dense slides make pacing harder to control | Assign different animation orders to charts, text, and conclusions |
| 3 | Product feature demos | Marketing, presales, and product teams | It is hard to show movement or flow clearly | Use motion paths and custom paths to show movement visually |
| 4 | Process explanation slides | Project teams | Multi-step relationships are not easy to follow | Use exit, entrance, and delay settings for staged presentation |
| 5 | Interactive presentations | Presenters | Content needs to respond to clicks or trigger conditions | Use timing settings to control start mode and triggers |
Membership & Benefits
Free vs WPS Premium
| Feature Area | Free Users | WPS Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Basic presentation object animation editing | Available | Available |
| Entrance, emphasis, exit, and motion path animations | Available | Available |
| Additional benefits in WPS Pro+ plans, such as PDF editing, conversion, and expanded cloud storage | Depends on plan scope | Available according to the subscribed plan |
Source: WPS Office pricing page
Recommendations
| Usage Scenario | Recommended Plan | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Creating standard presentations for daily work or study | Free version | The animation effects covered here are available for common presentation editing tasks |
| Needing broader PDF, cloud storage, or shared plan benefits | WPS Premium | A paid plan can add more value-added capabilities depending on the subscription |
How to Subscribe
- WPS membership purchase page: Subscribe now
Source: WPS Office pricing page