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. When you add a transition effect to a slide, the effect takes place between the previous slide and the selected slide. You can also add sound effects to your transitions, although you need a sound card and speakers to play them.

Apply a Transition

Click the Slide Sorter View button.

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

TIMESAVER In Normal view, click the Slide Show menu, and then click Slide Transition to add a transition to a slide.

Click the Slide Transition button on the Slide Sorter toolbar.

Click the transition effect you want.

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

When you're done, click the Close button on the task pane.

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.

Set Transition Effect Speeds

In Normal or Slide Sorter view, click or display the slide(s) 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 transition effect to all slides, click Apply To All Slides.

When you're done, click the Close button on the task pane.

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 transition effect to all slides, click Apply To All Slides.

When you're done, click the Close button on the task pane.