WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:11.639 --> 00:00:16.650 Have you ever seen a presentation that had "special effects" between each slide? Then you've probably 00:00:16.650 --> 00:00:18.970 seen transitions in action. 00:00:18.970 --> 00:00:24.259 A transition can be as simple as fading from one slide to the next... or it can be a lot 00:00:24.259 --> 00:00:30.730 more flashy, like this animation of a bird. 00:00:30.730 --> 00:00:35.950 You can create all kinds of effects using the options on the Transitions tab. Start 00:00:35.950 --> 00:00:41.540 by selecting one of your slides... then click the arrow here to view all of your choices 00:00:41.540 --> 00:00:44.420 at once. 00:00:44.420 --> 00:00:47.810 Transitions are divided into three different categories depending on the type of effect 00:00:47.810 --> 00:00:54.390 they have. The first category is Subtle... 00:00:54.390 --> 00:00:58.800 Followed by Exciting, where you'll find more complex animations... 00:00:58.800 --> 00:01:05.800 And finally, there's Dynamic Content, which will affect only the content on your slides. 00:01:07.189 --> 00:01:11.619 This might include text and images, for example, but not necessarily the background. 00:01:11.619 --> 00:01:16.859 To play a transition again, all you have to do is click the Preview command on the ribbon, 00:01:16.859 --> 00:01:23.490 or the tiny star that appears next to the slide. 00:01:23.490 --> 00:01:28.429 If you change your mind, you can easily remove the transition by going back to the menu... 00:01:28.429 --> 00:01:31.530 and choosing None in the top left corner. 00:01:31.530 --> 00:01:37.439 I happen to like this transition, so I'm going to leave it the way it is. I would like to 00:01:37.439 --> 00:01:41.920 play with the timing, though, and some of the other options over here on the right. 00:01:41.920 --> 00:01:45.259 Let's take a closer look. 00:01:45.259 --> 00:01:50.159 The Duration field lets you decide how long the transition is going to take. So in this 00:01:50.159 --> 00:01:54.229 example, if we change the length from 2.00 seconds to 1.00 second, it'll cut the time 00:01:54.229 --> 00:01:58.459 in half, and the transition will happen a lot faster. 00:01:58.459 --> 00:02:03.409 You can even add a sound to the transition using the drop-down menu here. There are quite 00:02:03.409 --> 00:02:08.600 a few built-in sound effects to choose from. Just click the one you want... and you'll 00:02:08.600 --> 00:02:13.549 hear what it sounds like the next time you play or preview your presentation. 00:02:13.549 --> 00:02:17.269 Before we do that, there's one more thing I'd like to show you in the Timing group: 00:02:17.269 --> 00:02:22.409 the options under Advance Slide. Here, you can set your slides to advance automatically, 00:02:22.409 --> 00:02:26.950 without you having to click your mouse. This is primarily used for presentations that are 00:02:26.950 --> 00:02:31.340 going to be left unattended; for example, in the background at a special event, or at 00:02:31.340 --> 00:02:33.010 a trade show booth. 00:02:33.010 --> 00:02:38.890 To set your current slide to advance automatically, uncheck the box next to On Mouse Click... 00:02:38.890 --> 00:02:42.900 then check the box next to After. 00:02:42.900 --> 00:02:47.599 In the After field, enter the amount of time you want the slide to be displayed. In this 00:02:47.599 --> 00:02:54.519 example, we'll set it to advance automatically after 1 minute and 15 seconds. 00:02:54.519 --> 00:02:58.629 At this point, you can select another slide and repeat the process until your slides have 00:02:58.629 --> 00:03:03.670 the timings you want. Or you can use the Apply to All command if you want your presentation 00:03:03.670 --> 00:03:09.030 to be completely uniform. This will take all the settings you see here—including the 00:03:09.030 --> 00:03:13.340 timings and the transition itself—and apply them to the every slide. 00:03:13.340 --> 00:03:20.340 Why don't we go to the previous slide... and check out what we just put together in full 00:03:21.120 --> 00:03:23.840 slide show view? 00:03:23.840 --> 00:03:30.840 Fantastic! I think I'll apply the same effect to some of my other slides later. 00:03:31.489 --> 00:03:36.629 The best way to learn about transitions is to practice—so try something new with your 00:03:36.629 --> 00:03:38.470 own presentation, and have fun!