Automatic slide transition in PowerPoint - how it works

In PowerPoint, an automatic slide transition helps you to perfectly time presentations. To do this, you must first activate and set up the practical feature. We show you how to proceed with the different versions of PowerPoint.

Automatic slide transition from PowerPoint 2010

In newer Office versions, you can set the automatic slide transition very easily and precisely:

1. Select the slide that should automatically move to the next one.
2. In the "Transitions" menu in the "Next slide" area, check the "To:"
3. Enter the number of minutes, seconds and milliseconds after which the next slide should be displayed in the field next to it.
4. The screenshot shows you the settings in Office 2010. In Power Point 2013 you can access the menu item for the automatic slide transition in the same way.

Automatic slide transition in older PowerPoint versions

In older versions of Office, PowerPoint hides the automatic slide transition a little. How to set it:

1. Select the slide that should automatically merge into the next slide.
2. Click Slide Show> Slide Transition.
3. In the new menu under "Next slide", select the box next to "Automatically after".
4. Now enter a time in minutes and seconds.

How to create a slideshow in PowerPoint and export your presentation as a video is explained in further CHIP practical tips.