This example animates the text in a new document.
Set newDoc = Documents.Add
With newDoc.Content
.InsertAfter "This is a test of animation."
.Font.Animation = wdAnimationLasVegasLights
End With
This example animates the selected text.
If Selection.Type = wdSelectionNormal Then
Selection.Font.Animation = wdAnimationShimmer
Else
MsgBox "You need to select some text."
End If