SF- Study Guide: Presentations - Slide Transition and Slide Animation

Two effects that give a presentation a professional appearance are slide transition and slide animation. Slide Transition is the method for changing from one slide to another. The default is to place one slide on top of the other -- quite boring. Slide animation refers to the method and manner in which individual elements of a slide appear. Without any animation, the entire slide appears at once.
Before we begin, let’s see your presentation in action. Move to slide one and select Slide Show from the View menu. Click or use the arrow keys to change slides until you have seen the complete show and returned to slide one.
First, let’s look at slide transition. To do this you need to change to the Slide Sorter View by selecting Slide Sorter from the View menu. You should see all five slides at once. Click in an empty area to make certain that no slides are selected. Hold down the control key and click slides 2 through 5 and then release the control key. These four slides should have a heavy border around each slide to indicate their selection. Your screen should look similar to the sample below:

From the Slide Show menu select Transitions. Select the drop-down menu in the effects area and choose Box Out. Click the Apply button and you will return to the Slide Sorter View. Notice that a small icon has appeared below each slide that now has a transition.


Change back to the slide view by selecting Slide or Normal from the View menu. Review your presentation again, paying particular attention to the change between slides. Move to slide one and select Slide Show from the View menu. Click or use the arrow keys to change slides until you have seen the complete show and returned to slide one. That is quite a difference. You may want to experiment with the other transition styles to see what you like best and find most effective.
The second effect is Item Animation. Using animation gives you the ability to have one item at a time appear during your presentation. This helps keep your audience focused on what you are telling them and it also keeps them from reading ahead. Animation works well with the bulleted list.
Move to slide two and click on any word in the bulleted list area. For example, click on London. When you click on something in the area the frame around the area appears. Now select Custom Animation from the Slide Show menu.
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Once the Custom animation window appears, click the Effects tab and select Fly from the drop down list. Click OK.

Move to slide three and using the same techniques, set custom animation to the bulleted list. This time try a different animation from the drop-down list.
Move to slide one and sit back and enjoy your work. Start your presentation by selecting Slide Show from the View menu. Move through your show by clicking or by using the arrow keys. Pay particular attention to the Custom animation.
You should now be able to create new and better presentations.