Slide Transition

Defines the special effect that plays when you display a slide during a slide show.

To access this command...

Choose Slide Show - Slide Transition


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To apply the same transition effect to more than one slide, switch to the Slide Sorter, select the slides, and then choose Slide - Slide Transition.


Slide Transition

Select the slide transition you want to use for the selected slides.

Variant

Select a variation of the transition. This list is only available for certain transitions.

Duration

Sets the duration of the slide transition.

Sound

Lists sounds that can played during the slide transition.

Loop until next sound

Select to play the sound repeatedly until another sound starts.

Advance slide

Specifies how to get the next slide.

On mouse click

Select to advance to the next slide on a mouse click.

Automatically after

Select to advance to the next slide after a number of seconds. Enter the seconds in the numerical field next to the spin button, or click the spin button.

Apply Transition to All Slides

Applies the selected slide transition to all slides in the current presentation document.

Play

Shows the current slide transition as a preview.

Automatic preview

Select to see the slide transitions automatically in the document.

Animating Slide Transitions

Animating Objects in Presentation Slides