Transitions
Date Created: November 4th 2010
Last Updated: November 4th 2010
01/30/2012 11:16 PM
Learn PowerPoint 2010: Dynamic Content Transitions
Dynamic Content transitions are new transition effects in PowerPoint 2010 (these also work in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac). When these transitions are applied to your slide, the actual transition occurs on all areas of the slide except the backgrounds. This makes your content move independently on and off the screen. PowerPoint 2010 provides seven different transition effects within the Dynamic Content category -- do experiment with these options for direction and timing to create some great looking presentations.
01/25/2012 08:28 PM
Learn PowerPoint 2010: Slide Transition Effect Options
By default, no transitions are applied to any slide. However, once you apply transitions to your slides, you can tweak them aplenty. You can adjust the duration and timing of any transition, and even add a sound that will play while the slide transition happens. Further, each transition effect may or may not provide Effect Options. Effect Options enable you to have more control over the transition style applied to the slide -- follow these steps to explore Effect Options for slide transitions in PowerPoint 2010.
01/23/2012 09:42 PM
Learn PowerPoint 2010: Slide Transition Sounds
Sound effects are one of those small touches that PowerPoint allows you to add to a slide transition. However, you need to tread with caution here since a sound playing with every slide transition can not only sound cheesy, but it can also unnecessarily distract your audience. Having said that, there are occasions where a sound effect can be wisely applied to PowerPoint slide transitions -- maybe a chime sound for just one slide? Whatever you decide, let us now show you how you can add a slide transition sound.
01/19/2012 10:20 PM
Learn PowerPoint 2010: Slide Transition Timings
In a previous tutorial you learned how to add transitions to your slides and edit the transition duration (speed). In this tutorial we'll show you how to edit transition timings. Remember that transition duration and transition timings are not the same. Transition time is the actual time that the slide stays active during a slide show before moving on to the next slide. Transition duration is the amount of time it takes to move between slides -- in previous versions of PowerPoint, duration was called speed. Normally, during a slide show, you can advance to the next slide by clicking your mouse (or pressing the Enter key on your keyboard). Using transition timings on the other hand, you can set your slides to advance on their own instead, and display each slide for a specific amount of time that you decide.
01/17/2012 09:17 PM
Learn PowerPoint 2010: Slide Transition Duration
Every transition you add to a slide within PowerPoint 2010 has a fixed, default duration. Some transitions such as Cut happen sooner than you can imagine (just 0.10 seconds). Some others like Reveal can take 3.40 seconds to be done with. But you really do not need to be happy with the default transition durations as you can make them to happen for as long, or as soon as you want. Before we show you how you can change the duration, do remember that transition duration and transition time are not the same. While transition duration is what we are exploring in this tutorial, transition time is the actual time that the slide stays during a slide show before moving to the next slide. Transition timings are purely optional, since you can choose to let any slide show as long as you want and only move to the next slide with a mouse click. Transition duration though is not optional -- even if you do not change the duration, there still is a default duration for each transition effect.
01/15/2012 09:52 PM
Learn PowerPoint 2010: Slide Transitions in PowerPoint 2010
Transitions between slides cover much more than some movement between one slide and the next -- you can actually do a slide transition that is abrupt without any effect or you could look at any of the transition effects, all the way from simple fades and wipes to something that can cause a vertigo! In addition, transitions in PowerPoint can have set timings, and also be accompanied by transition sounds. Clearly, there is plenty to learn, and unlearn!
07/26/2011 11:52 PM
Go in the Right Direction -- A Presentation Lesson from Akiro Kurosawa: Guest Post by Jerry Weissman
During his long and distinguished career, the great Japanese filmmaker Akiro Kurosawa pioneered many innovative cinematic techniques that are applicable to today’s presentation graphics. One is Mr. Kurosawa’s creative use of the Wipe, a filmic transition between scenes in which a new image slides across an existing image and replaces it—like a curtain being drawn across the screen.
11/04/2010 02:40 AM
A PowerPoint Blog: Dynamic Content Transitions in PowerPoint 2010: Conversation with Glenna Shaw
Glenna Shaw is an MVP (Most Valuable Professional) for PowerPoint -- she works for the US government -- she is also very involved with accessibility aspects for PowerPoint. In another avatar, she creates games in PowerPoint. Glenna also runs the PowerPoint Magic site that has plenty of tutorials and downloads.