Microsoft PowerPoint is a program that allows users to create digital presentations using virtual slides (slides). The user has the ability to insert text, images and audio into any number of slides. Once the insertion process is complete, the slides are transformed into a presentation that automatically scrolls from the first slide to the following ones. While creating a presentation, the program allows you to add transitions between project slides. Transitions are inserted into the spaces between slides and often make presentations smoother and more interesting. Follow this procedure to learn how to create transitions between slides in Powerpoint.
Steps
Step 1. Create your presentation
Prepare your presentation with PowerPoint before you start adding transitions
Step 2. Change the document view to "Slide Sorter"
Click on the "View" tab and then on the button with the 4 squares at the top left of the menu. All slide thumbnails will be displayed in sequence
Step 3. Determine between which slides you want to add a transition effect
Choose to insert transitions between the first two or between all slides
Step 4. View the different effects of the transition
- Go to the "Transitions" tab in the top menu and review the options.
- Note the number of transitions available. The list of effects starts with "None" and ends with "Quick Entry". Between these two there are at least 50 other options available, each with its own effect.
- Click on one of the transitions to view a short example of the effect of the transition.
Step 5. Add a transition
- Click on the thumbnail of the second slide involved in the transition. The slide will be highlighted with a black frame to indicate that it has been selected.
- Select the "Transitions" tab to return to the effects screen.
- Choose one of the transitions from the drop-down menu.
- Choose the speed of action you want to apply to the transition. The effect can be Slow, Medium and Fast.
- Click on "Apply".
- Look for a small icon below the slide you added the transition to - it looks like a slide with an arrow pointing to the right.
Step 6. Add the same transition to multiple slides
- Click on one of the slides to which you are applying the transition, hold down the "Shift" key and select with the mouse the other slides to which you want to add the effect.
- Repeat the process by choosing a transition effect from the menu and clicking "Apply".
Step 7. Apply the same transition to every single slide
Choose a slide, go to the transition effects screen, select a transition and set the duration, then select "Apply to all" in the menu bar. At this point, you should notice a small icon under each thumbnail
Step 8. Set the audio of the transitions
Select a slide and return to the transition effects screen. Locate the "Sound" entry in the "Interval" section and click on the drop-down menu to view the various audio options. Choose an option which will then be added to the existing transition. You can add the audio transition to each slide the same way you added the transitions
Step 9. Set the duration of the transition
Step 10. Click on a slide and return to the transition effects screen
In the "Interval" section, check the "On mouse click" or "After" box and set the desired time. The default choice is "With one click of the mouse", which means that the first slide will not move to the next one until you click on the screen with the mouse. Select the "After" option and set the time in seconds to apply to the transition between one slide and the next. You can set the same time for all slides or different times for each of them.
Advice
- Use transitions that match the tone of your presentation. If you are creating a professional presentation to show to your boss, don't add weird effects or excessive and irrelevant sounds, they will ruin your presentation.
- You don't need to add a transition between each slide to create a scrollable presentation.
