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