- Check that the PowerPoint presentation is not in Edit mode, which disables animation.
- Check the resolution settings and set it to 1024 x 768 and above for best results.
- Check if the animations or transitions added to individual slides are compatible with the version of PowerPoint that is being used.
- If the presentation fails to play animations, then try to disable hardware acceleration from system preferences.
- Check the compatibility of multimedia resources (videos, audio clips, etc.) used in the presentation with PowerPoint.