This setting fades the text of your previous point into the background while remaining visible.

The current point remains front and center.

go for the first bullet point and choose anEntranceanimation.

A PowerPoint slide with bullet points

For example, selectFadeto fade the text in and out of view.

Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the remaining bullet points.

Be sure to add the entrance animation to each bullet point in order.

A PowerPoint screenshot show different entrance animations options.

Select thedown arrownext to the first animation in the Animation Pane.

To display the Animation Pane, selectAnimations>Animation Pane.

Select theEffecttab if it is not already selected.

A PowerPoint screenshot show different animation effect options.

Select theAfter animationdown arrow.

Select a color for the dimmed text.

Choose a color that is close to the color of the slide background.

A screenshot of PowerPoint showing how to dim text.

SelectOKto apply the changes.

Repeat steps 5 - 10 for each bullet point.

SelectAnimations>Previewto view the animation effect.

A screenshot of dimmed text in PowerPoint.

The text for each bullet point dims with each click of the mouse.