Add Transitions to Powerpoint
Microsoft PowerPoint is a software program that allows users to create digital presentations using slides. The user fills as many slides as desired with text, images and audio. Once finished, the slides are transformed into a slideshow that flows from 1 slide to the next unassisted. One of the program options available when creating a slideshow is the addition of slide transitions. Slide transitions fit in the gaps between each slide and often result in smoother, more interesting presentations. Use these steps for various ways to create PowerPoint slide transitions.
Steps
- Create your presentation.
- Go through the process of building your PowerPoint slideshow before you begin adding transitions.
- Change your document to "Slide Sorter View."
- Click the button with 4 small squares on the left-hand side of the program. This produces a thumbnail display of all your slides in order.
- Determine between which slides you would like a transition effect.
- Choose to place transitions between 1, 2 or all your slides.
- View the different transition effects.
- Go to "Slide Show" on the top menu and select "Slide Transitions" to survey your options.
- Notice the substantial number of transitions available. The list begins with "Blinds Horizontal" and end with "Wipe Up." Between the 2 are at least 50 other choices, each with its own effect.
- Click 1 of the transitions to view a quick example of what that transition looks like.
- Add a transition.
- Click on the thumbnail of a slide you would like to transition into. A black box should form around the slide to indicate it is selected.
- Select the "Slide Show" tab and then "Slide Transitions" to return to the transition effects screen.
- Choose 1 of the transitions from the dropdown menu.
- Pick a speed at which you would like the transition to move. Your choices are slow, medium and fast.
- Click "Apply."
- Look for the small icon beneath the slide you added a transition onto. It looks like a slide with a right-pointing arrow over it.
- Add the same transition to multiple slides.
- Click 1 of the slides you are adding a transition to, then hold down the "Shift" key and select the other slides you would like the transition added to with your mouse.
- Repeat the process of choosing a slide transition from the menu and clicking "Apply."
- Attach the same transition to every single slide.
- Choose 1 slide, go to the transition effects screen, select a transition and speed, and then select "Apply to all" at the bottom instead of "Apply." When you look at your slide thumbnails, there should be a small icon beneath every one of them.
- Set sound to the transitions.
- Select a slide and return to the transition effects screen. Locate the "Sound" section and click the dropdown menu to view the various audio choices. Choose 1 and it will be added to your existing visual transition. You can add the sound transition to every slide the same way you add transitions to every slide.
- Establish transition timing.
- Click a slide and go back to the slide transition screen. Look for the "Advance slide" section. Choose between "On mouse click" or "Automatically after every ____ seconds." The default choice is "On mouse click," which means that your first slide will not advance to the next slide until you click the mouse. Select the automatic choice and enter a time for the slide to transition to the next. This can be set for the same time for every slide or different times for different slides.
Tips
- Use transitions that fit the tone of your presentation. If you are creating a professional slideshow to show your boss, adding goofy effects or excessive and irrelevant sounds will take away from your presentation.
- You do not have to add a transition between every slide in order to create a flowing outcome.
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