From where the timing for each object in a presentation is set ?

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The correct option is (1):
The **Slide show → Custom Animation** feature is the specific and correct tool within presentation software, such as Microsoft PowerPoint, used for precisely setting the timing for each individual object on a slide. Custom Animation allows a user to apply various effects (entrances, emphasis, exits) to objects like text, images, and charts. More importantly, this is the control panel where you define the **Start** criteria (On Click, With Previous, After Previous), set a **Delay** in seconds, and specify the **Duration** (speed) of the animation effect itself. By manipulating these parameters, you are directly orchestrating the sequence and timing of how and when each distinct element appears on the slide, thus controlling object-level timing.

The incorrect option is (2):
**Slide show → slide transition** exclusively controls the timing, sound, and visual effect used when the presentation moves from one *entire slide* to the *next*. This is a whole-slide setting that governs the break between slides, such as a fade or a push, and whether that change happens manually or automatically after a certain time. It does not offer any options to manage the appearance, order, or speed of the various individual items (objects) *within* a single slide. Therefore, its function is at a higher, inter-slide level, not an object-level one.

The incorrect option is (3):
The option **Slide show → custom transition** is generally considered a synonym or older nomenclature for the basic "slide transition" feature. Its purpose remains the same as Option 2: to manage the flow and visual effects that occur *between* slides. It is used to select and modify the effect (like a checkerboard or an airplane) that takes the audience from the first slide to the second, and so on, but it offers no control over the animation or timing of the separate components that make up the content of any one slide.

The incorrect option is (4):
The **View → slide sorter** provides a miniature, thumbnail-style view of all slides, allowing the presenter to reorganize the entire presentation's structure by dragging and dropping slides. While you can visually observe the total time set for each slide's transition delay in this view, its core purpose is flow and arrangement. The Slide Sorter view does not contain the detailed controls necessary to set or modify the specific animation sequences and individual timings for the objects within those slides.