/text/swriter/guide/text_animation.xhp text animation effects; text animation animations;text mw made "animating text" a two level entry Animating Text You can only animate text that is contained in a drawing object, such as rectangles, lines, or text objects. For example, draw a rectangle, then double-click the rectangle and enter your text. Select the drawing object containing the text that you want to animate. Choose Format - Object - Text Attributes, and then click the Text Animation tab. In the Effect box, select the animation that you want. Set the properties of the effect, and then click OK.