Creating a Slide Show with Transitions and Builds
(transitions = how you move from slide to slide; builds = text animation or
progressive disclosure)
TRANSITIONS
While in the Slide Sorter view (View>Slide Sorter), go to Slide Show
> Transitions.
From the Slide Transition pane, explore the various options. Note:
you can Modify transition Speed or add a Sound. You can also Advance slide
on mouse click or automatically after so many seconds.
Transitions can be applied to selected slides or all slides.
To view a preview of the transition, click on the Play button.
While in the Slide Sorter, a small transition icon appears beneath
and to the left of each slide that has a transition applied.
To run the Slide Show.
Click on the Slide Show icon or from the menus, select Slide Show
> View Slide Show.
Click on the left mouse button, space bar, enter key, etc. to advance
one slide.
Press ESC to exit the slide show.
BUILDS – Custom Animation
To apply a build to a specific slide
• Select slide and the text area or graphic to be animated
Change to the Custom Animation pane by dropping down the menu from
the slide transition pane and select Custom Animation.
• From the Custom Animation pane select Add Effect;
then select one of four effects:
Entrance
Emphasis
Exit
Motion Paths
For our example, select Entrance then Appear
Use the pull down menu for the animation
Select Effect Options
In the Appear window, under the Effect tab Enhancements include
Sound (none or what kind)
After animation, whether you don’t dim or select color to dim
to
how you want the text to be appear (all at once, by word or by
letter)
