Slide Effects

Slide Transitions
Transitions are effects that are in place when you switch from one slide to the next.  To add slide transitions:

• Select the slide that you want to transition
• Click the Animations tab
• Choose the appropriate animation or click the Transition dialog box

To adjust slide transitions:

• Add sound by clicking the arrow next to Transition Sound

• Modify the transition speed by clicking the arrow next to Transition Speed

To apply the transition to all slides:

• Click the Apply to All button on the Animations tab

To select how to advance a slide:

• Choose to Advance on Mouse Click, or
• Automatically after a set number of seconds

Slide Animation
Slide animation effects are predefined special effects that you can add to objects on a slide.   To apply an animation effect:

• Select the object
• Click the Animations tab on the Ribbon
• Click Custom Animation
• Click Add Effect
• Choose the appropriate effect

Animation Preview
To preview the animation on a slide:

• Click the Preview button on the Animations tab

Slide Show Options
The Slide Show tab of the ribbon contains many options for the slide show.  These options include:

• Preview the slide show from the beginning
• Preview the slide show from the current slide
• Set up Slide Show

Set Up Slide Show
This option allows you to set preferences for how the slide show will be presented. The options include:

• Whether the show will run automatically or will be presented by a speaker
• The looping options
• Narration options
• Monitor resolutions

Record Narration
When you want to record narration for the slides:

• Click the Record Narration button
• Click Set Microphone Level to check the levels of audio input
• Click OK to record the narration

Rehearse Timings

Use Rehearsed Timings to rehearse the timings of slide with audio.

• Click the Rehearse Timings button
• Practice speaking and advance the slides as you would in the presentation
• When you have completed this click through the end of the slide
• Choose whether or not to keep this timing or to retry