Microsoft Office Powerpoint Transitions

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Cool Powerpoint Transitions

Slide transitions are the effects that occur when you move from one slide to the next during an on-screen presentation. Here’s how to work with them.Add a transition to a slide.In the thumbnail pane, click the slide that you want to apply a transition to. The transition setting dictates how that slide enters and the preceding slide exits.

In our example below, if you add a transition to Slide 3, it dictates how Slide 2 leaves and Slide 3 enters.On the TRANSITIONS tab, find the effect that you want in the transition gallery. Click the More button to see the entire gallery. Click the effect that you want for that slide and see a preview.Click TRANSITIONS Effect Options to change how the transition occurs, for example, which direction the slide enters from.Enter a time at Duration to set how fast the transition goes. Set the number higher to make the transition go slower. For more about transition timing, see the link to Set the speed and timing of transitions, linked to at right, under See also.Click Preview to see what the transition looks like with all the settings.If you want all the slides in the presentation to have the same transition, click Apply To All in the Timing group.Want more? A transition provides a visual effect when you move from one slide to the next.For example, with this Push transition, the Title Slide is pushed up by Slide 2.With a Cube transition, the slides rotate, as if on the sides of a cube.And, with a simple Fade transition, one slide fades into the next.Use transitions to add smoothness and visual interest to your presentation.