PowerPoint - Transition with Style
Transitions are the the animation like
effects that occur when you change from slide to slide during a
presentation. In PowerPoint 2007 and above you can also control the
speed of each effect as well as add sound.
And if you've sat through a presentation with slides coming in from
all sides and at all speeds why not learn how to transition with
style.
- Click the
Slides tab on the left hand side of the slide
window
- Select the slide thumbnails
you want to apply transitions to
- Go to the
Animations tab,
- In Transition To This
Slide group, click the transition effect you want
- To set transition speed
between slides click the arrow next to
Transition Speed, and then select the speed
you want
- If you want the same
transition effects on all slides click Apply to
All
- There are lots of transition
effects in PowerPoint so play around before you start applying
them. Check each
effect by hovering
your mouse over the icon.
- Transitions are a finishing
touch so apply them when all the slides are edited and in the right
order
- Slides for business
presentations should be quite dull so choose effects that work well
with the subject you are
presenting
- Although it's all a matter of
taste fade is a good effect to move subtly from one slide to the
next
- Find one transition and use
throughout - different effects can be very distracting
- But if a slide needs special
emphasis consider a different transition
- Sounds can be very annoying
think hard before applying any
- When transitions have been
added to a slide a little icon will appear on the top left of the
slide thumbnail. Clicking on
the icon lets you
preview the transitions and animations you have added.
