How to Make Text Appear in Google Slides

Quick summary

You can make text appear in Google Slides by adding an Appear animation through the Insert menu and Motion panel. This lets you control exactly when text displays during a slideshow using triggers like On click or After previous.

Steps

1. Click the text box you want to animate.
2. In the top menu, click Insert.
3. Select Animation from the dropdown menu.
4. In the Motion panel on the right, click Add animation.
5. Click the animation dropdown and choose Appear.
6. Choose when the animation starts: On click, After previous, or With previous.
7. Click Play to preview the text animation.
8. Your text will now appear during the slideshow based on the animation settings you selected.