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