Using Transitions
Transitions determine the effects applied when you move from one slide to another during an on-screen presentation. You must be in Slide Sorter View to access the Transition Toolbar.
To choose only a transition effect , click the dropdown box beside the words "No Transition" and select a transition. To have other transition choices available to you, click the Slide Transition Tool.
When you click the Slide Transition Tool, the Slide Transition dialog box allows you to choose not only a transition effect from a drop-down box, but also offers other choices that affect your on-screen presentation.
TIP: Don't use a different transition on each slide because your audience's attention should remain focused on you and the content, not the effects. If you want to use multiple transitions, a good rule of thumb is to apply a unique transition to each slide in a specific module of the presentation.
Generally, you should leave the Effect Speed set to Fast. This brings in the next content slide quickly and keeps your audience's attention focused on the presentation content.
PowerPoint contains a few built-in sounds. To play a sound as the slide is transitioning, make a sound selection from the Sound drop-down box. Unless you have a well thought out reason for doing so, don't choose to have the sound loop until the next sound; it can become annoying very fast while you're giving a presentation, as well as making it difficult for you to speak over. Also, many presentation locations don't have adequate speakers attached to the computer to allow all of your audience to hear the sound.
Advance determines when the current slide proceeds to the next.
• On mouse click advances the presentation to the next slide, or displays the next bullet point, only when you click the mouse. (You can also use the keyboard arrow keys or the spacebar.)
• Automatically after xx seconds, makes the transition xx seconds after the preceding transition ended.
NOTE: Make sure that if you select Automatically, that you remove the check in On mouse click.
• For self-running presentations that function similar to a kiosk presentation where your audience may stop, watch, then leave, generally you will want to set the advance to 3-5 seconds.
• For a self-running presentation where you are speaking in synchronization with the presentation, generally you will want to set the advance to 3-5 minutes.
The Rehearse Timing Tool allows you to practice giving an on-screen presentation, regardless of any slide advance timings you may have set previously. The tool times not only the entire presentation, but also each individual slide, as you rehearse. Each time you advance the slide, the time is recorded. You must be in Slide Sorter View to access the Rehearse Timing Tool.
To use the Rehearse Timing Tool , click the Rehearse Timing Tool.
When you have completed rehearsing, PowerPoint displays the total time for the rehearsed presentation and asks if you want to record the new timings. If you click "Yes," these new timings will replace any slide advance timings you may have previously set for the presentation.
The Text Preset Animation Tool controls how bulleted points appear on the slide during an on-screen presentation. You must be in Slide Sorter View to access the Text Preset Animation Tool.
To animate bulleted points , the slide containing bulleted points must be the current slide. Then click the drop-down box and choose the animation effect you desire.
You can hide slides within a presentation. Hidden slides remain available as part of the saved presentation and are accessible to you during development or in future presentations but do not appear as one of the consecutive presentation slides during a show.
You must be in Slide Sorter View to access the Hidden Slide Tool. To hide a slide, make sure it is the current slide, then click the Hide Slide Tool.
Hidden slides display in Slide Sorter View with a slash through the slide number. Slide View does not differentiate between hidden and non-hidden slides, and all are displayed. During presentation, however, hidden slides are passed over unless specifically chosen by you through the Slide Show Navigator .
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