i dotn know which version of microsoft power point you have, but i have the 2007 version. under the tab animations there is a drop down menu to the left that says "animate: no animation" if you click on the drop down menu it will show you the diff animations and ask you if y ou want to do it all at once, or if you want "by 1st level paragraphs" the "by first level paragraphs" means that each bullet will slowly appear (depending on which animation you use) one at a time starting with the top one. i hope this was helpful and not really confusing. im bad at explaining things.