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336 13. Slide Styles

Styles and Timing

It’s not a good idea to assume that every slide using a certain style should
always be the same length or have the same transition settings. Because of
that the style doesn’t actually change your Slide Time or Transition Time.
Instead, the style will suggest an ideal Slide and Transition Time for you.
These suggested times are based on the timing settings applied when the
style was created. You can choose to use the suggested times by entering
them yourself, or you can ignore it and use a time that looks best to you.

The suggested times appear beneath the name of the style in the Slide
Style List, as well as in the Selected Slide Style pane.

Styles and the Show Aspect Ratio

You might have noticed that quite a few styles indicate that they’re made
for specific aspect ratios. Some say that they’re appropriate for 16:9 while
others are 4:3 styles.
Styles are made for specific aspect ratios because certain arrangements of
layers on the slide will only work well in a particular aspect ratio. If you have
a really large landscape image in the background of your slide and you’re
displaying images on the far left and right edges of the slide frame, you’ve
got a slide that’s probably going to work best in 16:9.

If someone were to load that slide up as a style on a 4:3 slide they’re going
to cause the whole effect to look incorrect or just not show up within the
edges of the slide frame. That’s why some styles call for specific aspect
ratios.

This is also why you’ll often find two versions of the same style. One has
been made to work best in widescreen while another has been adjusted to
work well on a standard TV.