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7 Slide Transitions

and Object Builds

This chapter describes how to add motion

and visual appeal to your slideshow using slide

transitions and object builds.

Once you’ve designed and organized your slides, it’s time to put the whole

presentation together. Add animation to your text to captivate your audience. Add

transitions to move smoothly from one slide to the next. Use object builds within

each slide to reveal data as you present it.

Adding Transitions Between Slides

Keynote provides a variety of transition styles. Some examples are described below.

You can change the duration of a transition, and you can specify when to start the

transition (automatically or on click). You set slide transitions in the Slide Inspector.

Transition style What it looks like

Cube Slides rotate on and off screen as if they are sides of a revolving

cube.

Flip New slide appears as if it is on the other side of a flipped page.

Move in New slide moves in from a specified direction to cover the

contents of the previous slide.

Push New slide appears to push old slide off the screen in the specified

direction.

Twirl Previous slide spins and shrinks toward center, then next slide

spins outward.