Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 Plain & Simple

Chapter 12. Adding transitions and animations

In this section:

• Applying a transition

• Adding sound to a transition

• Modifying transition speed

• Choosing how to advance a slide

• Applying a custom animation to an object

• Reordering animations

• Using Animation Painter

• Previewing an animation

You use animations in Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 to transition from one slide to another when you are showing a presentation in Slide Show view. You can also apply them to individual objects to cause them to appear on a slide using an effect such as spinning or appearing to grow on the slide.

The transition that occurs when you move from one slide to another in a slide show can vary for each slide change or be applied globally. You can also control the speed of each transition, ...