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Letter Shuffle Text Animation for PowerPoint & Slides

Letter Shuffle shuffles the fixed letters S-W-O-T through a dramatic cycle — a small branded title card, then a full-screen takeover as a row of 4 panels, then a 2x2 quadrant — with your company name appearing as "for {Your Company}" in the title-card moment. A faithful rebuild of GSAP's own Flip plugin demo. Best for a SWOT-analysis opener that wants real screen-filling drama, not just a static title.

Colors come as four soft, watercolor-toned palettes rather than a bold corporate set — Watercolor matches the original GSAP demo's own cyan/pink/pale-blue look, with three more muted, elegant options alongside it. Background is fixed to a dark tone (not customizable) since the tiles' "plain" state uses white text that needs a dark backdrop to stay legible. Type your company or project name in the text field — it appears as "for {name}" during the compact title-card moment, exactly where GSAP's own branding sits in the source demo.

Best for

  • Business Presentations: A SWOT analysis opener gets real screen-filling drama — a full-bleed row, then a quadrant takeover — instead of a static bullet list, with your company name built right in.
  • Welcome & Openers: A strategy or planning session opener shows S-W-O-T shuffling from a small title card into a bold full-screen moment.

How to add it to your slides

  1. Type your text above and adjust color/size until it looks right.
  2. Click Export and choose MP4 or GIF at your resolution.
  3. In PowerPoint, Insert → Pictures (GIF) or Videos (MP4), then set it to play automatically and loop.
Full PowerPoint/Slides/Keynote guide →

FAQ

What occasions does Letter Shuffle suit?
Letter Shuffle works best for business presentations and welcome & openers.
Will it work in PowerPoint, Google Slides, or Keynote?
Yes. Export as MP4 and GIF and insert it as a picture (GIF) or video (MP4) — all three apps support animated GIFs and MP4 video natively. Set it to play automatically and loop from the insert menu so it animates during your slideshow.
Can I put this over my own slide background?
Yes — this effect supports a transparent background. Export as a transparent GIF (MP4 has no alpha channel, so transparency is GIF-only) and it composites cleanly over your own slide design.
Can I change the SWOT letters to a different word?
No — S-W-O-T is fixed, the same way the source GSAP demo always shuffles exactly F-L-I-P. What you DO control is the "for {Your Company}" caption that appears alongside the tiles during the compact title-card moment: type your company or project name in the text field and it appears there, exactly where the original demo's own "for GSAP" branding sits.

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Adapted from GreenSock. Full credits at /credits.