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PowerPoint 2007 - Adding Transitions to a Slide

Adding Slide Transitions | Removing Transitions

Slide transitions are like the effects used in films to change from scene to scene. While they shouldn't be overused, sometimes they can add a little spice when changing from slide to slide.

Tip: Choose one or two slide transitions and stick with them! A different transition for each slide is distracting and looks unprofessional.

Adding Slide Transitions

Transitions are easy to add to your slide by using PowerPoint's Transitions Gallery.

Select the slide you wish to add a transition to.
Note: Adding a transition will determine how a slide appears, not how it disappears.
In the Animations tab under the Transition to This Slide group choose an effect from the Transition gallery. Use the arrow to scroll through the options. PowerPoint will show you a preview of the transition when you hover your mouse over a gallery item.
To set the speed of a transition, select a speed from the Transition Speed pull-down menu.
OPTIONAL: If you wish to add a sound effect to your transition (again, use this sparingly!) choose a preset sound from the Transition Sound pull-down menu or choose "Other Sound" to use a sound from your computer. PowerPoint also provides an option to loop your chosen sound.
OPTIONAL: If you want to apply your transition settings to all of your slides, click Apply To All.
OPTIONAL: You also have the option to customize how your slide advances. You can advance slides by clicking the mouse of the "On Mouse Click" option is checked, or choose to have your slide automatically advance after a certain time. You can even have both options checked so that you can advance the slide early if you need.

Removing Transitions

Select the slide(s) from which you would like to remove the transition.
On the Animation tab in the Transitions gallery choose No Transition
The transition will be removed from the slide(s).

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