Creating Slide Transitions

If you want to give your presentation more visual interest, you can add transitions between slides. For example, you can create a fading out effect so that one slide fades out as it is replaced by a new slide, or you can have one slide appear to push another slide out of the way. You can also add sound effects to your transitions, though you need a sound card and speakers to play them. When you add a transition effect to a slide, the effect takes place between the previous slide and the selected slide.

Specify a Transition

Click the Slide Sorter View button.

Click the slide to which you want to add a transition effect.

Click the Slide Transition button.

Click the transition effect you want.

Did You Know?

You can view a slide's transition quickly in Slide Sorter view . In Slide Sorter view, click a slide's transition icon to view the transition effect.

Apply a Transition to All Slides in a Presentation

Click the Slide Show menu, and then click Slide Transition.

Click the transition you want.

Click Apply To All Slides.

Set Transition Effect Speeds

In Normal or Slide Sorter view, click or display the slide whose transition effect you want to edit.

Click the Slide Show menu, and then click Slide Transition.

Click the Speed list arrow, and then click Slow, Medium, or Fast.

To apply the settings to all slides, click Apply To All Slides.

Add Sound to a Transition

In Normal or Slide Sorter view, click or display the slide to which you want to add a transition sound.

Click the Slide Show menu, and then click Slide Transition.

Click the Sound list arrow, and then click the sound you want.

To apply the settings to all slides, click Apply To All Slides.

Did You Know?

You can use the Slide Transition button in Slide Sorter view . In Slide Sorter view, click the Slide Transition button on the Slide Sorter toolbar to quickly open the Slide Transition task pane.