# Making text blink in Powerpoint

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-text-blink-in-powerpoint/26784>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 25, 2000, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-text-blink-in-powerpoint/26784 "2000-07-25T15:57:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2000, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-text-blink-in-powerpoint/26784/1 "2000-07-25T15:57:31Z")

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Anyone know how?

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**Author:** ![JoeyBlades](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a87d85/32.png) [@JoeyBlades](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeyBlades)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2000, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-text-blink-in-powerpoint/26784/2 "2000-07-25T16:59:49Z")

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Check out animation in the help menus. I know you can get text to flash once, but there should be a way to replay the animation periodically.