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Creating Interactive Slides in PowerPoint

Apr 3, 2025

Interactive Slide Creation in PowerPoint

Overview

  • Tutorial on creating interactive slides in PowerPoint with clickable headers.
  • Click to reveal or hide content.
  • Non-linear navigation between topics.
  • Color palette provided for customization.
  • A 50+ slide deck available for download in the same style.

Tutorial Structure

  1. Making the Slide
  2. Adding Animations
  • Timestamps are provided for convenience.

Chapter 1: Making the Slide

Starting with a Blank Slide

  • Change background: Right-click > Format Background > Dark Solid Fill.

Adding Tabs

  • Go to Shapes > Flowchart Shapes > Select "Document" shape.
  • Position on the left side for four tabs total.
  • Remove outline and add gradient color (light purple).
  • Add a rectangle with rounded corners:
    • Hold Shift while rotating.
    • Position over the previous shape.
    • Remove outline and adjust fill color.
    • Add drop shadow (transparency: 76, blur: 10 points).

Adding Text

  • Insert Text Box: Label as "Topic One" with Avenir Next Bold font size 24.
  • Create additional text boxes for content with Avenir Next Semi Bold font size 11.
  • Align and justify text.

Inserting Icons

  • Go to Insert > Icons, select space-related icons.
  • Position icons on each tab, match colors with topic.
  • Group all elements together: Right-click > Group.
  • Create copies and distribute horizontally.

Finalizing Slide Layout

  • Adjust layout for visual balance.

Chapter 2: Adding Animations

Setting Up for Animation

  • Add a rectangle on top: Same color as background to make it invisible.
  • Group tabs and content together.

Naming Groups

  • Use Selection Pane to name groups for organization (e.g., Content 1, Content 2).

Animating Tabs

  • Open Animation Pane.
  • Apply Fly In transition to tabs from the top.
  • Adjust timing to 150 ms and set to trigger on click.

Adding Out Animations

  • Select tabs, add Fly Out animation.
  • Set timing to match Fly In animations (150 ms) and link triggers to corresponding content.

Final Adjustments

  • Set animations to fly out to the top.
  • Test interactivity: Clicking tabs should alternately reveal and hide content.

Conclusion

  • The interactive slide allows for customizable navigation and presentation of content.
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