WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:11.510 --> 00:00:15.710 Transitions can help you make your presentation not only more professional-looking, but also 00:00:15.710 --> 00:00:17.480 more exciting. 00:00:17.480 --> 00:00:20.720 Transitions are the movements you see when one slide changes to the next in Slide Show 00:00:20.720 --> 00:00:21.720 View. 00:00:21.720 --> 00:00:24.220 Nothing unusual about these, right? 00:00:24.220 --> 00:00:28.170 The next two, on the other hand, have been given transitions to make them look more like 00:00:28.170 --> 00:00:34.840 flash cards. 00:00:34.840 --> 00:00:39.690 You can create all kinds of effects using the options on the Transitions tab. 00:00:39.690 --> 00:00:44.620 Start by selecting a slide, then click the More arrow in the bottom right corner of the 00:00:44.620 --> 00:00:46.130 transitions gallery. 00:00:46.130 --> 00:00:47.519 This opens the full menu. 00:00:47.519 --> 00:00:52.590 Here, you can click a thumbnail to apply the transition and preview it too. 00:00:52.590 --> 00:01:01.340 Transitions are divided into three categories, including Subtle; 00:01:01.340 --> 00:01:07.370 Exciting; 00:01:07.370 --> 00:01:13.050 and Dynamic Content, which affects only the content on your slides, like text or images. 00:01:13.050 --> 00:01:18.900 To preview a transition again, you can click the Preview command on the Ribbon at any time 00:01:18.900 --> 00:01:24.070 or the tiny star, also known as the Play Animations icon, that appears beside any slide that uses 00:01:24.070 --> 00:01:27.580 a transition. 00:01:27.580 --> 00:01:35.650 I like this transition but wouldn't mind playing with the timing - specifically the Duration, 00:01:35.650 --> 00:01:39.340 which lets you specify how long the transition is going to take. 00:01:39.340 --> 00:01:44.360 If we change the length of this transition from 1.2 seconds to a full 2 seconds, for 00:01:44.360 --> 00:01:52.180 example, we can really see the effect of the slide flipping over to reveal the answer. 00:01:52.180 --> 00:01:55.710 We can even add sound using the drop-down menu here. 00:01:55.710 --> 00:02:05.410 Just hover over the sound effect to see and hear a quick preview. 00:02:05.410 --> 00:02:06.630 This one sounds good. 00:02:06.630 --> 00:02:09.720 Now click to apply it to the slide. 00:02:09.720 --> 00:02:13.970 There's one more thing I'd like to show you in the Timing group - the Advance Slide settings. 00:02:13.970 --> 00:02:18.200 Here, you can set your presentation to advance on its own, instead of having to click your 00:02:18.200 --> 00:02:20.110 mouse when in Slide Show View. 00:02:20.110 --> 00:02:24.240 This is primarily used in presentations that are going to be left unattended (for example, 00:02:24.240 --> 00:02:26.019 at a trade show booth). 00:02:26.019 --> 00:02:32.180 To advance your selected slide automatically, first uncheck the box next to On Mouse Click, 00:02:32.180 --> 00:02:34.549 then check the box next to After. 00:02:34.549 --> 00:02:38.459 In the After field, you're going to enter the amount of time you want to display the 00:02:38.459 --> 00:02:39.459 slide. 00:02:39.459 --> 00:02:47.060 In this example, we'll advance the slide automatically after 1 minute and 30 seconds. 00:02:47.060 --> 00:02:51.680 Now select another slide and repeat the process until you're done. 00:02:51.680 --> 00:02:56.440 The Apply to All command can make quick work of applying transitions; but not only does 00:02:56.440 --> 00:03:01.719 it apply all the settings in the Timing group - it also applies the same transition to every 00:03:01.719 --> 00:03:02.719 slide. 00:03:02.719 --> 00:03:07.420 Use this command only when you want to make your transitions completely uniform. 00:03:07.420 --> 00:03:12.029 Why don't we back up to the previous slide now, and preview what we just put together 00:03:12.029 --> 00:03:15.169 in full Slide Show View? 00:03:15.169 --> 00:03:17.370 Fantastic! 00:03:17.370 --> 00:03:22.269 I think I'll apply this to all my answer slides. 00:03:22.269 --> 00:03:26.359 The best way to learn about transitions is to practice - so try something new with your 00:03:26.359 --> 00:03:49.949 own presentation, and have fun!