# Animating Slide Transitions

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Animating Slide Transitions
You can apply a special effect that plays when you display a slide.
To apply a transition effect to a slide
- In Normal view, select the slide that you want to add the transition effect to.
- On the Tasks pane, click Slide Transition.
- Select a slide transition from the list.
You can preview the transition effect in the document window.
To apply the same transition effect to more than one slide
- In Slide Sorter view, select the slides that you want to add the transition effect to.
  If you want, you can use the Zoom toolbar Icon to change the view magnification for the slides.
- On the Tasks pane, click Slide Transition.
- Select a slide transition from the list.
To preview the transition effect for a slide, click the small icon underneath the slide on the Slides Pane.
To remove a transition effect
- In Slide Sorter View, select the slides that you want to remove the transition effect from.
- Choose No Transition in the listbox on the Tasks pane.
Slide Transition