City Growth Chessboard Animation for Presentations

Q: How do I stop this GIF from looping?

Use PresenterMedia's animation customizer to change the REPEATS setting to 1 before downloading. This will make the GIF play only once during your presentation.

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Type: PowerPoint Animations

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How do I insert this animation into PowerPoint?

Download the animated GIF from PresenterMedia. In PowerPoint, go to Insert → Pictures → This Device, and select your file. Resize and position it on your slide — it will animate automatically during the slideshow.

Can I use this animation in Google Slides?

Yes. Upload the GIF to your Google Drive. In Google Slides, choose Insert → Image → Drive, then select your animation. It will animate automatically during presentation mode.

Can I use PowerPoint animations in other software?

Yes. Our animations are available as GIF files, which are widely supported across many platforms. You can insert them into any software that supports animated GIFs, including Microsoft Word, Keynote, Canva, email builders, websites, and most social media platforms. Just download the animation as a GIF and insert it like any standard image.

How do I stop this GIF from looping?

Use PresenterMedia's animation customizer to change the REPEATS setting to 1 before downloading. This will make the GIF play only once during your presentation.

Does this animation work in all versions of PowerPoint?

Animated GIFs are supported in most modern versions of PowerPoint, including PowerPoint 2016 and later. For best results, use in slideshow mode on desktop.

Is this animation free?

This PowerPoint animation may be included in our free PowerPoint animations section. We offer a limited selection of animations for free so you can try them and see if they fit your design workflow. Visit the PowerPoint animations page and find free animations marked with a green arrow in the top-right corner of each preview thumbnail.

This captivating animation depicts a city growing from a chessboard, symbolizing strategic development and urban expansion. The scene features intricately designed skyscrapers and buildings emerging from the squares of a chessboard, illustrating the concept of urban planning intertwined with the game of strategy. This visual metaphor suggests that building a city is akin to making calculated moves in a chess game, where each decision shapes the future of the urban landscape.

Incorporating this animated image into a slide in one of our PowerPoint templates can create a cohesive visual theme that emphasizes strategic thinking and growth. Explore more animated options in our PowerPoint Animations collection to enhance your presentations.

Idioms That Relate to Strategy, Growth, and Urban Development

Concrete jungle – A city with many buildings and little nature, often bustling and competitive.
Building from the ground up – Starting something new from scratch and developing it fully.
Make your move – To take action in a strategic situation, like in chess or business.
Power play – A bold or strategic move to gain advantage.
Urban jungle – The competitive, busy, and sometimes chaotic environment of a city.
Playing the long game – Planning and acting with long-term success in mind.
Strategic growth – Expanding or developing in a well-planned, deliberate way.
City on the move – A place experiencing growth, change, and progress.

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Adding this animated clip to a presentation slide in one of our PowerPoint templates can create a visual theme that complements the message of growth and strategy, making your presentation more impactful.

To insert the animation into both PowerPoint and Google Slides, download the GIF file and follow these steps: In PowerPoint, go to the "Insert" tab, select "Pictures," and choose the downloaded GIF. For Google Slides, click on "Insert," then "Image," and upload the GIF file. This is a great way to add animated gifs to PowerPoint and insert animations in Google Slides.