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Bonus Tip! Before you begin to use the PowerPlug: Transition, view the demo that comes with the CrystalGraphics PowerPlug: Transition software. Open Microsoft PowerPoint and select the Transitions.ppt presentation. Play the presentation using the "View Show with 3D command". (Slide Show > View Show with 3D). If you do not use this command — but instead use the traditional "Slide Show" command — the presentation will not play WITH the 3D transition effects.

To add a 3D transition to a slide

1. Open the desired PowerPoint presentation.
   
   
2. You have two means of adding 3D effects:
   
   
   • from the Transitions palette, select Add 3D Transition, or
     
     

     

     
     
   • from the PowerPoint Slide Show menu, select Add 3D Transition.
     
     

     

   
   The following dialog appears:
   
   

   

   
   The Add 3D Transition command is similar to the Slide Transition command with which you are probably already familiar. Many of the familiar PowerPoint options are also available here. For example, you can select the Random transition style to force the program to assign a variety of 3D transition effects (and corresponding sound effects) to all slides in the presentation.
   
   
3. Under Volume, select the volume (I or II) of PowerPlug: Transitions you desire.
   
   
4. Under Style, select the desired transition style.
   
   
5. Under Advance, select the means by which you want the slide to advance. Assign a time if desired.
   
   
6. Under Sound, select a sound to play. For best results, use the sound effect with the same name as the 3D transition effect.
   
   
7. Click Apply.

To play a Slide Show with 3D effects

You have two means of playing a slide show with 3D effects:

• From the Transitions palette, select View Show with 3D.
• From the PowerPoint Slide Show menu, select View Show with 3D.

To play a 3D-enhanced presentation on another computer

• From the Transitions palette, select Pack 3D Effect. This command collects the files and resources needed to play a 3D presentation on another computer.
• You have the option(s) to include sound files and/or the PowerPlugs: Transitions player program (PowerPlugs Player.exe). If the presentation will be played on a destination computer that does not have PowerPlugs: Transitions installed on it, you need to include the PowerPlugs: Transitions player.