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 the right side of the display, covering the previous page.
• Fade —The page appears gradually, replacing the previous page as it disappears gradually.

If 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.

   The Page Properties pane appears.

3. Expand the Transition category and set the following options:
   • Type—Set the transition type as None, Swipe or Fade.
   • Duration—Set the length of time for the transition effect to finish.
4. Click Apply on the Page Properties pane to commit the changes.
5. On the Presentation tab in the Full Screen group, click the Full Screen button to enter full-screen mode and see the effect by navigating between the pages where the effect is applied. Use the Next or Previous button to go to the next or previous page. You can also use the right and left arrow keyboard keys.
6. Press the Esc key to exit full screen and use the Page Properties pane to make any timing adjustments for the effect as needed.