Useful advice on how to add transitions and animation to PowerPoint slide

Let us start from the most common definition of the transition – it is a moving effect which appears when you switch PowerPoint design slides from one to another one while giving your presentation. This PowerPoint here is feature is very interesting and useful. It gives us the opportunity to control the speed, to add different sound files. In general you can customize all transition’s properties.

When you start learning to use PowerPoint transitions, it is preferable to use Slide tab. It will be much easier for you. Well, in the beginning you should choose the PowerPoint slide see that in the panel which is situated on the left hand. This panel consists of all slides and outline tabs of your presentation. The transition will be applied as soon as the chosen PowerPoint slide will be displayed. You should click <Transitions- To This Slide> and then just click on the desirable transition, which will be perfect for your presentation. There is also the bottom called <More>. It allows us to have a bigger amount of transitions.

As all PowerPoint features, transitions can be simply previewed. By moving the cursor to a thumbnail image, you will get the opportunity to have a look at it in a larger size, but as soon as you move the cursor to another transition, the preview of the previous one will be closed. When you have decided which transition you need, then it is necessary to decide if you would like it to be applied to the whole PowerPoint presentation. In this case you should click <Apply to all>.

Now let us switch to PowerPoint animation this site. If you want to add an animation to your presentation slide, you should select one object; afterwards click on the ribbon, so that you will be able to have a look at animations which are available. It is obvious the choice is not that big. If you need more animation effects, click <Animation Group>. In such a simple way you will open a gallery of animation effects, which are divided into theme categories, such as the entrance (it helps to bring the selected object to the presentation slide), the emphasis (it helps to give emphasis to the animation), the exit (it removes the object from the presentation) and motion paths.

Previewing of PowerPoint animations does not differ from the preview of any other features of this program. When you place your mouse courser on the thumbnail image of the animation, you will be able to have a look at it and think it over if you should apply this animation to the PowerPoint slide template or choose another one. You can play the animation as well. When you use the preview feature, it allows you to see how your presentation will change if you choose this or that animation effects. Always be very careful, there should not be too much of animation effects. The bottom <Preview> is situated on the left side of the Animation tab.

And finally if you would like to remove the animation, you should click a dialogue box and select <None>, which is situated on the top.