Lesson 2.

Part 2: Applying Transitions and Animations

Skills
College Football Use Tell Me
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„„ Insert images

Applying Transitions „„ Modify individual slide

backgrounds

Lesson Overview „„ Insert slide transitions

„„ Set transition effect

Advancing from slide to slide during your presentation can be enhanced options
with the many slide transition effects that Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 offers.
Each slide can have its very own effect for how it changes from the previous Use Smart Lookup
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slide. Some common transitions include fade, push, wipe, or split. Be sure
to use transitions appropriately so that they enhance the presentation. It’s a
good idea to limit the number of different transitions in your slide show to
two so that you are not distracting the audience from the main message of
your presentation.
In this lesson, you will create a presentation about the history of college football,
applying transitions to each slide in the presentation.

Tools & Terms

Review the following tools that you will learn and practice using in this lesson, as you may be required to take an
assessment after completing this part.

Slide Transition:
To add interest when moving from one slide to the next during an on-screen presentation, use transitions to apply
animated effects, such as fade, reveal, or dissolve.

Effect Options:
Use the drop-down menu to change
Tell Me:
the properties of a transition.
Use this feature to learn about features or get help with a
specific task.

Smart Lookup:
Use this icon to see hyperlinks to
relevant websites and dictionary
definitions.

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Instructions
1. Using PowerPoint 2016, create a new Blank Presentation. 6.
2. Save the file as 2.1 College Football in your My PowerPoint Projects folder.
3. Insert 5 new slides, applying the slide layouts as indicated in Figure 2.1.

Using Figure 2.1 as a guide, make the following changes to the slides as indicated
below. Unless otherwise noted, use the default fonts and sizes provided with each
slide layout.

Slide 1:
4. Key the title and subtitle, and do the following:
a. Change the font size of the title to 88 and bold.
b. Change the font size of the subtitle to 40.
5. In the Tell me what you want to do search box,
key the text [picture as a slide background].
6. Choose Background Styles, then Format Background....
7. From the Format Background pane, do the following:
7.
a. Choose the Picture or texture fill option.
b. From the Insert picture from option, click Online....
c. Search for an image of a football field by keying the text [football field
background] in the Bing Image Search field (as shown below), then hit Enter.
7a.

7b.

d. Select an image that helps illustrate the College Football theme and will
work well as a background image, then click Insert (as shown below):

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9. 9a.

8. Reposition the text on the slide and change the font color (if necessary) so that
it is readable and projects a professional appearance.
9. From the Transitions tab, Transition to This Slide group, do the following:
9b. a. From the More drop-down menu, choose Wipe from the Subtle option
(as shown below):

b. Click the Effect Options drop-down menu and choose From Top.
Note: Notice how the on-screen preview of the slide transition appears
once a transition effect is applied.
Note: PowerPoint will add a star next to the thumbnail of any slide that
includes transitions or animations.

Slides 2-6:
10. Key the title and text, and do the following:
11c.
a. Change the font size of the title to 48.
b. Center the title.
11. From the Transitions tab, Transition to This Slide group, do the following:
a. Select Slides 2-6 by holding the Ctrl key and clicking each slide thumbnail.
b. Choose Split from the Subtle option.
c. Click the Effect Options drop-down menu and choose Horizontal Out.
12. Select the text [Walter Camp] in the title on Slide 3 and from the Review tab,
Insights group (shown below), do the following:
12b.

a. Click Smart Lookup.

b. Explore the search results for the phrase [Walter Camp].
c. Copy the year he died and paste it into the title on Slide 3 following the
text [(1859 - ].
13. Proofread your presentation for accuracy and format, then resave the file.
14. Preview your presentation from the beginning. Your presentation should look
similar to Figure 2.1.

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Figure 2.1

The First College Football Game

College Football • November 6, 1869

• New Brunswick, New Jersey
• Rutgers vs. Princeton
A Look Back
• Rutgers beat Princeton
• 6 goals to 4 goals
• Used a soccer-style ball
• Field size was 120 yards by 75 yards
• 25 players on each side

Slide 1 Layout: Title Slide Slide 2 Layout: Title and Content

Walter Camp (1859 -) Uniform Numbers

• Yale player • Players did not wear numbers until 1915
• Revised the rules of college football in the early 1880’s • Numbers on both front and back required in 1937
• Limited 11 players on each side • Numbering according to position takes effect in 1967
• Instituted a system of downs
• His rule changes helped the game become more common

Slide 3 Layout: Title and Content Slide 4 Layout: Title and Content

NCAA Formed Touchdowns

• National Collegiate Athletic Association • In 1897, a TD was worth 5 points
• 1910 • Given a 6 point value in 1912
• Set policy and procedures for college football programs • In 1958, teams given the option of passing or running the ball
• One reason NCAA was created was because public felt college across the goal line for 2 points after TD
football was too brutal

Slide 5 Layout: Title and Content Slide 6 Layout: Title and Content

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