Transitions

To assign a transition that will occur when you move to a specific slide, follow these steps:

1) View the desired slide.

2) Pull down the Slide Show menu and choose Slide Transition:

The following dialog box will appear:

3) In the Effect box, pull down the pop-up menu and click the transition you want. The slide will demonstrate what the effect will look like.

4) Specify how fast you want the transition to happen by clicking Slow, Medium, or Fast in the Effect box.

5) If you would like the slide to advance automatically after a certain time period, check Automatically after in the Advance box and specify how long.

If you want the slide to advance when the mouse is clicked, check On mouse click.

If you want the next slide to appear either when you click the mouse or automatically after the number of seconds you enter — whichever comes first — select both the On mouse click and the Automatically after check boxes.

6) If you would like a sound to play when the slide appears, select the sound from the pop-up menu in the Sound box. If you want to use a sound other than one in the list, choose Other Sound from the pop-up and then select the sound file you want.

7) To apply the transition to the selected slide, click Apply. Repeat the process for each slide you want to add a transition to.

To apply the transition to all the slides, click Apply to All.


	What are transitions?	PowerPoint provides a wide selection of animated graphics and sound to transition from one slide to the next. For example, you can choose a transition that looks like one slide fades away as the next fades in. Or, you could choose a transition that creates the illusion that a slide is being pulled away to reveal the next slide. You can assign a sound to be played during the transition. You also can specify whether a mouse click or a specified timing causes the current slide to advance to the next.

	How do I apply transitions?	To assign a transition that will occur when you move to a specific slide, follow these steps: 1) View the desired slide. 2) Pull down the Slide Show menu and choose Slide Transition: The following dialog box will appear: 3) In the Effect box, pull down the pop-up menu and click the transition you want. The slide will demonstrate what the effect will look like. 4) Specify how fast you want the transition to happen by clicking Slow, Medium, or Fast in the Effect box. 5) If you would like the slide to advance automatically after a certain time period, check Automatically after in the Advance box and specify how long. OR If you want the slide to advance when the mouse is clicked, check On mouse click. OR If you want the next slide to appear either when you click the mouse or automatically after the number of seconds you enter — whichever comes first — select both the On mouse click and the Automatically after check boxes. 6) If you would like a sound to play when the slide appears, select the sound from the pop-up menu in the Sound box. If you want to use a sound other than one in the list, choose Other Sound from the pop-up and then select the sound file you want. 7) To apply the transition to the selected slide, click Apply. Repeat the process for each slide you want to add a transition to. OR To apply the transition to all the slides, click Apply to All.

		TIP: Used judiciously, transitions can give your presentation a more polished and professional feel. However, using a wide range of different visual and sound transitions within a presentation can be extremely distracting. Be careful not to draw the audience’s attention away from your message.
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