23.3. Creating Transitions Between Slides

Out with the old and in with the new! Transitions add pizzazz to the movement from one slide to the next, giving your presentation another level of polish. Without transitions, slides blink out and blink in on a mouse click. Bo-o-o-o-ring. When you select a transition, you can have the incoming slide push the outgoing one out of the way or wipe it from the screen. Transitions makes slides ripple, flash, glitter, shred, flip, or appear from and disappear into a vortex. They're a fun way to catch the audience's eye when a new slide comes on the scene.

23.3.1. Adding a Transition

You apply a transition to the slide that's entering; the transition tells it how to come onto the screen. To add a transition to a slide, just go to the Transitions tab, shown in Figure 23-18, and choose what you want from the transition gallery (Alt, K, T). When you select a style, PowerPoint applies it to the slide and shows you a preview. (To see it again, click the Preview button or press Alt, K, P).