morph-ppt

Set transition=morph on each target slide with officecli, either at creation via officecli add --type slide --prop transition=morph or afterward via officecli set /slide[N] --prop transition=morph. Shapes with identical names on adjacent slides then interpolate automatically.

Morph falls back to fade when shape names do not match exactly across adjacent slides or when spatial variety is too small. Ensure identical name= values on both slides and change at least position by 5cm, rotation by 15 degrees, or size by 30 percent on paired shapes.

Morph renders fully in PowerPoint 365, Keynote, and WPS. LibreOffice and many web viewers render it as a plain fade because Morph is a runtime rendering feature, not a file-format defect.

Keep the same shape name on the next slide but move it off-canvas to x=36cm, which plays a visible slide-off exit animation. Deleting the shape or dropping the name causes a silent fade instead of motion.

No. officecli chart elements do not accept a name property, so charts cannot pair for morph interpolation. Workarounds are accepting a plain fade-in or building bar visuals from named rectangles whose width and height morph across slides.

Skip it for generic decks, board reviews, or pitch decks without cross-slide motion — those route to the officecli-pptx base or officecli-pitch-deck skills. Use morph-ppt only when at least two consecutive slides share a visual element that transforms.