Microsoft KB Archive/133445

How to Simulate Graphic Builds in PowerPoint

PSS ID Number: Q133445 Article last modified on 05-16-1998

windows:3.0,4.0,4.0a,4.0c; macintosh:3.0,3.0b,4.0

MACINTOSH WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 3.0, 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c == Microsoft PowerPoint for the Macintosh, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 4.0 == 

= SUMMARY =

PowerPoint 3.0 and 4.0 do not support graphic builds. However, it is possible to simulate builds of graphic objects by using transitions between two slides. The effect is that it appears as though objects are building on a single slide.

= MORE INFORMATION =

The procedure is as follows:


 * 1) Create a slide that reflects the way you want your slide to look before the graphic build. (We will refer to this slide as Slide A.)
 * 2) In Slide Sorter view, highlight Slide A and click Copy on the Edit menu.
 * 3) Click the right of the slide to bring up the blinking insertion cursor, and then click Paste on the Edit menu. This creates a duplicate of the preceding slide. (We will refer to this slide as Slide B.)
 * 4) Change to Slide view and make Slide B the active slide.
 * 5) On the Insert menu, click Clip Art or Picture to place the image you want to build on the slide.
 * 6) On the Tools menu, click Transition, and select the desired effect. Most of the transition effects will work. The transitions effects that won’t work include the names Cover, Uncover, or Fade.

When you view the transition in your Slide Show, it will appear as though the graphic is building on one slide, because Slide A and Slide B are identical except for the inserted graphic. Objects and text that are the same on two adjoining slides will not refresh, thereby enhancing the illusion that the build is occurring on one slide.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.00b 4.00 4.00a 4.00c winppt macppt winmacppt ====================================================================== Keywords : kbusage Version : windows:3.0,4.0,4.0a,4.0c; macintosh:3.0,3.0b,4.0 Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS Hardware : MAC x86 Issue type : kbhowto ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.