Transition effect only for next, not previous slide? How?

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Andreas Schmidt

I want transitions when I go from one slide to the next, e.g. the fade
effect. But when I go back one or several slides, I don't need the effect.
Usually you go back rather hastily in search for a specific slide that
answers a question from the audience.

So, how can I set that the effect is only applied when going forward, not
backward?

Thanks,
Andi
 
Hi Andi,

HOW do you go backwards? Using the arrow keys? Type in the number of the
desired slide during the presentation, press Enter and there you are. Well,
you'll have ONE transition effect, too - but not ten or so.

Kind regards,
Ute
 
The way PowerPoint is designed is if you need to go back to a slide (lets
say you are on slide 30 and you need to go back to slide 25), you type 25
and press ENTER. Since you have already shown that slide's animations, it
isn't designed to show it all over again, therefore, it takes you to the
"end" of the animations on that slide.

If you want that capability, the workaround is to put a blank slide with the
same background at slide 25, set its Slide Transition to "0" seconds, then
when you are working your way through your presentation and get to Slide 23,
when you slide your mouse you go right through Slide 24 to Slide 25, but if
you want to go back and rerun the aniomations on Slide 25, you type 24 and
press ENTER. It will immediately take you to Slide 25 (at the beginning of
the animations) and rerun the whole slide.

Keep in mind that if you need that capability for every possible slide, you
will have a bunch of blank slides in between your "real" slides. It really
doesn't add that much overhead to your file size since you really only need
to do this to slides that are heavily animated.

Hope this helps!

Bill Foley
www.pttinc.com
 
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Hello Andreas,

PowerPoint does not have the specific capability that you are looking.

If you (or anyone else reading this message) think that PowerPoint should
provide an option to not display slide transitions when navigating out of
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Hi Andi,

HOW do you go backwards? Using the arrow keys? Type in the number of the
desired slide during the presentation, press Enter and there you are.
Well,
you'll have ONE transition effect, too - but not ten or so.
Click to expand...

Sure I use the arrow keys. All the speakers I see do that. Typing the
number would mean I have a list with numbers and printouts, but that is
too awkward.
 
Andreas Schmidt said:
Sure I use the arrow keys. All the speakers I see do that. Typing the
number would mean I have a list with numbers and printouts, but that is
too awkward.
Click to expand...

The fact that ALL speakers use arrow keys doesn't mean that it's the BEST
way ... ;-)

TRY having a list or a numbered overview page and try using the numbers -
your audience will be fascinated how quick you find an answer to their
questions! And without all that clicking they are used to see from other
speakers ...

Without that - maybe one of the others knows a solution, not me, sorry.

Kind regards,
Ute
 
Andreas,

This is why I always include Slide Numbers on my handouts that I print out
for my Students. What I have found is that the only reason I would have to
go backwards is either:

1. I want to go back to make a point, in which I will create my own link or
have the number memorized, or,
2. The student asks a question about a particular slide. I ask them which
slide they hada question on and then type in the number.

Works like a champ!

Bill Foley
www.pttinc.com
 
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