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130 7. Effects

Slide Styles

Slide Styles are pre-built, ready-made effects that you can apply to any
slide. They can be very simple, but often they will combine Motion effects
and Adjustment effects together to create effects that really add life to your
images.

When you apply a Slide Style, the style acts as a blueprint. Within that
blueprint are all of the instructions ProShow needs in order to create the
desired effect. The number of layers, the layers' appearance, motion
effects, adjustment effects, captions and even slide sounds -all of that
information is stored within the Slide Style.

Slide Styles are incredibly beneficial to both novice and advanced users.
They are easy to use, they are a great time saver, they can be customized
and you can even create your own.

For more advanced users, Slide Styles also make a great learning tool. Once
you’ve applied a style to your slide, you can see every option was
configured to make that effect work. From there, you can make changes
and adjust settings to figure out exactly what makes the style tick.

Applying Effects

When it comes to applying effects, you basically have two categories,
"automatic " and manual.

The "automatic" effects are Transitions and Slide Styles. These effects are
pre-built and ready to go. All you have to do is select your desired effect
and press Ok. Whatever motion, timing or adjustments are needed for the
effect will be created for you. All you have to do is add your content.

The manual effects are Motion effects and Adjustment effects. You'll use
these when starting with a blank canvas and creating your own, new
effects. You'll also use these manual options to customize existing effects.

Let's start with the "automatic" effects...