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Animation Creates a custom animation on the current slide. You can only use existing objects to create an animation.

You can copy and paste animations into %PRODUCTNAME Writer. Animation Shows a preview of the objects in the animation. You can also press the Play button to view the animation. Jumps to the first image in the animation sequence. Icon First image Plays the animation backwards. Icon Backwards Stops playing the animation. Icon Stop Plays the animation. Icon Play Jumps to the last image in the animation sequence. Icon Last image Image Number Indicates the position of the current image in the animation sequence. If you want to view another image, enter its number or click the up and down arrows. Duration Enter the number of seconds to display the current image. This option is only available if you select the Bitmap object option in the Animation group field. Loop count Sets the number of times that the animation is played. If you want the animation to play continuously, choose Max. Image Adds or removes objects from your animation. Apply Object Adds selected object(s) as a single image. Icon Apply Object Apply Objects Individually Adds an image for each selected object. If you select a grouped object, an image is created for each object in the group. You can also select an animation, such as an animated GIF, and click this icon to open it for editing. When you are finished editing the animation, click Create to insert a new animation into your slide. Icon Apply Objects Individually Delete Current Image Deletes current image from the animation sequence. Icon Delete Current Image Delete All Images Deletes all of the images in the animation. Icon Delete All Images Number Total number of images in the animation. Animation group Sets object properties for your animation. Group object Assembles images into a single object so that they can be moved as a group. You can still edit individual objects by double-clicking the group in the slide. Bitmap object Combines images into a single image. Alignment Aligns the images in your animation. Create Inserts the animation into the current slide.