Apply transition effects

You can apply transition effects to presentation pages to animate the transition between pages when presenting. By default, no transition effect is applied when a new page is created.

Choose between the following transition effects for a page. To apply effects to multiple pages, use the Page Properties pane.

• None—No effect is applied. The page appears immediately upon advance. This is the default.
• Swipe—The page appears from a specified direction of the display, covering the previous page. Choose from From Right , From Left , From Top , or From Bottom .
• Fade —The page appears gradually, replacing the previous page as it disappears gradually.

When a transition effect is applied to a video page, the video does not start playing until the transition effect has completed. The transition effect is persisted when the presentation is exported to a video file.

Set a transition effect for a presentation page

To set a transition effect for a presentation page, do the following:

1. Select the page in the Contents pane.
2. Right-click the page and click Properties.
3. In the Page Properties pane, expand the Transition category and set the following options:
   • Type—Set the transition effect type as None, Swipe, or Fade. If swipe is chosen, you must assign a designated direction or accept the default of From Right .
   • Duration—Set the length of time for the transition effect to finish.
4. Click Apply on the Page Properties pane to commit the changes and see a preview of the transition animate in the presentation view.
5. Alternatively, in the Page Order display of the Contents pane, click the quick access button next to the thumbnail of each page to set the transition type.

Automatically preview transition types

You can turn on the Auto Apply toggle button at the bottom of the Page Properties pane to automatically apply property edits as they are made. The presentation page view refreshes each time a setting is changed as though the Apply button was clicked. This is an efficient way to preview the transition each time you change it to ensure you have the type you want. Each time you set the transition type, the view will preview the effect once. You cannot replay the same transition, only change to another type and preview it.