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Fixing Animation tab in powerpoint

Sanjay Cocker 0 Reputation points
2025-08-19T05:53:22.4566667+00:00

Animation tab is not working. tried all options to recover but all efforts went in vain. Only when I restart the my laptop, it works only once and again stops working. This problem started few days back.

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  1. Stefan Blom 339.3K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2025-08-19T07:40:35.1133333+00:00

    Most options on the Animations tab require that you select an object (shape, text box, image) first. If doing that doesn't help, try repairing Office. See https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/repair-an-office-application-7821d4b6-7c1d-4205-aa0e-a6b40c5bb88b .

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  2. Chen1018 13,870 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-08-19T06:24:50.96+00:00

    Hi there,

    I'm Cherrelyn and I'm here to help.

    If the Animation tab only works once per session, it’s likely a temporary glitch with PowerPoint or your user profile. Restarting helps briefly because it resets memory and cached settings. Microsoft recommends fully updating Office, repairing the installation via Settings - Apps, or creating a new Windows user profile to see if the issue persists.

    I hope this will help and if you have any question please feel free to ask.

    Warm regards,

    Cherrelyn

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