PowerPoint Transitions

Welcome To PowerPoint Transitions

Creating The Crazy Transitioning Machine

  1. Begin a blank project.
    Start With Blank Project
  2. Your first slide should be a "Title Slide"
    Your First Slide Should Be "Title Slide"
  3. The title of the first slide should read "The Crazy Transitioning Machine". The subtitle should have your name in it.
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  4. From the main menu, go to Format->Background
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  5. Click on the drop-down box located in the Background dialog box. Go to Fill Effects
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  6. In the Fill Effects dialog box, click on the Gradient tab. Next, choose Two Colors and choose any of the Shading Styles. Then click OK.
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  7. Back in the Background dialog, click on Apply To All. This will make all slides have the background that you have chosen.
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  8. Now click on Insert->New Slide
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  9. Choose a Bulleted List slide. Type "The Crazy Transitioning Machine" as the title, and type "You can transition using Dissolve!" as the first bullet.
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  10. From the main menu, choose Slide Show->Slide Transition
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  11. In the Slide Transition dialog box, click on the drop-down menu in the Effect section and choose Dissolve. Then click on Apply. Clicking on Apply instead of Apply All will affect only the slide that you are currently changing (other slides will not use this effect).
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  12. In the main menu, click on Insert->Duplicate Slide
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  13. Add "You can also use Box Out" to the bulleted list. Using similar steps to those used to create the Dissolve transition, create the Box Out transition.
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  14. Create a new slide as your ending slide. Select another transition of your choice and view the slide show. Play around with transitions some more until you feel comfortable with them.
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  15. Save the file as mynametransitions.ppt, where myname is replaced with YOUR ACTUAL NAME. Make sure that THE FILE IS ONE WORD.

Rubric

You will receive 5 points for completing this project.


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