Chapter 10. Slide Transitions

10. Slide Transitions

• Slide Transitions

If you're a movie buff , you're familiar with scene transitions such as jump cuts, dissolves , and tasteful fades. Professional film directors know that how they move from one scene to the next has a huge impact on how audiences respond. Along with visual interest, transitions communicate subtle information about the scene to come. For example, when the audience sees a fade, it automatically assumes that the next scene begins in another time or place. PowerPoint isn't a movie-editing program, but it does let you control the transitions from one slide to the next .