Working with Transitions

Quick reference

• 00:00 In the last lesson we learned all about builds and actions which is
• 00:05 how we defined how objects enter and exit a slide as well as what we
• 00:10 can do to attract the audience's attention once they're on the slide.
• 00:16 In this lesson we will learn how to apply a cinematic quality transition that will
• 00:20 take us from one slide to the next.
• 00:23 The only requirement for
• 00:24 using slide transitions is that we have more than one slide in our slide deck.
• 00:29 I know, I know, hopefully this is obvious but it just had to be said.
• 00:34 To add a new slide to our slide deck,
• 00:36 we click the add slide button on the left side of our tool bar.
• 00:39 Next, we choose the type of slide to add.
• 00:42 As we do this, you will notice multiple slide types to choose from.
• 00:46 These are defined by the one who designed the slide theme.
• 00:49 In this case, Apple designed this theme.
• 00:51 In a later lesson, we'll walk through how to design our own themes.
• 00:56 Now that we have added a second slide, let's look at options for
• 00:58 adding a transition from one slide to the next.
• 01:01 Before we choose a transition type,
• 01:03 we first need to make sure that we're on the correct slide.
• 01:06 When we add a transition, we are applying that transition between the slide that is
• 01:10 currently selected and the next slide in the list.
• 01:13 In this example I have slide one selected.
• 01:16 If I were to apply a slide transition here, it will define what the animation
• 01:21 looks like when transitioning from slide one into slide two.
• 01:25 I wanna make sure you understand this concept because in other tools,
• 01:28 the transition is applied to the slide before the one that is currently selected.
• 01:34 To add a transition,
• 01:35 we'll click on the animate tab on the right side of our tool bar.
• 01:38 Then the blue add an effect button.
• 01:40 This will reveal a list of possible transitions to choose from.
• 01:44 Before we commit to a single transition it might be a good idea to preview several
• 01:48 options first to get a feel for what they might look like.
• 01:51 This can be done by clicking the preview link to the right of
• 01:54 each transition style.
• 01:57 When we have found the transition style that we want to use we commit
• 02:00 that style by clicking the name.
• 02:02 In this example we will choose the doorway effect.
• 02:06 Now that we have settled on a transition type,
• 02:09 lets look at how we can customize this.
• 02:11 As you would expect in viewing other lessons in this course,
• 02:14 the type of changes that you can make to this effect is based on the type of effect
• 02:17 that you choose to apply.
• 02:19 This particular effect allows us to change the duration of the transition,
• 02:23 as well as the timing.
• 02:24 If we want to lengthen the duration of the transition,
• 02:27 we simply drag the slider to the right.
• 02:29 If we want to transition from slide to slide manually,
• 02:32 we would leave the Start Transition set to On Click.
• 02:36 If we wanted to automate the timing of the transition,
• 02:39 we could change the start transition to Automatically.
• 02:42 With it set to automatic, we can now define how much time
• 02:45 passes before the slide automatically transitions to the next slide.
• 02:50 For example, we could set it to four seconds.
• 02:53 To see what this looks like, we can use the Preview button above.
• 02:58 Using transitions can help you to tell your story and
• 03:00 add necessary emphasis where it needs to be added.
• 03:04 Here's one quick example of what I mean.
• 03:06 In this example I want to transition into a slide that contains a full-screen video.
• 03:11 To help introduce this video, I may choose to transition into the video slide using
• 03:15 the Color Panes transition effect.
• 03:18 Simple yet very effective.
• 03:21 As with other lessons, I highly recommend taking time right now to explore and
• 03:24 browse some, if not all, of the transition effects that Keynote offers.
• 03:29 Who knows, you may just stumble the very transition effect you've been looking for
• 03:34 that will help you to really wow your audience at your upcoming presentation.

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