From the course: PowerPoint: From Outline to Presentation
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Adding a transition to a slide in PowerPoint - PowerPoint Tutorial
From the course: PowerPoint: From Outline to Presentation
Adding a transition to a slide in PowerPoint
- [Instructor] So far, we've been adding animations and builds to individual elements on slides. However, it's important to note that you can put transitions between slides, and this is another way to add subtle animations. Now, what I suggest is you select a slide and then choose transitions. PowerPoint offers some pretty dramatic effects, but I'm going to encourage you to stick with the simple ones, dips, dissolves, fades, and wipes. Don't feel like things have to bounce or explode to keep the audience's attention. If you have to rely on gimmicks, it's probably a pretty weak presentation. Now to add a transition, just select the slide. When you click, it'll add the transition into that element. For example, a gentle fade. You can control the duration here on the right, and then click preview to see it. Now, there are many different animations that you can use. Generally speaking, keep it simple. Sometimes a wipe is…
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