Welcome to Corel Presentations, an application used to create high-quality slide shows and drawings that can include text, data charts, and graphic objects.
In this tutorial, you will create and animate bullets, and you will apply sound to a bulleted animation. Click here to see what the animated bullets will look like.
What you will learn
During this tutorial, you will learn how to
add bullets
create levels within a bulleted list
animate bullets
play a slide show automatically
modify bullet animation
apply sound to a bulleted animation
Adding bullets
You can create bulleted lists in slide shows and drawings, and levels can be created within these bulleted lists. A bulleted list expresses a single idea on each line.
In the procedure below, you will learn how to add bullets to a slide show.
1 Click File menu New from project.
2 Click the Create new tab.
3 From the top list box, choose Corel Presentations 11.
4 From the bottom list box, choose Corel Presentations slide show.
5 Click Create.
6 In the bottom-right corner of the screen, click the adjoining arrow on the Insert a new slide after the current slide button, and click Insert bulleted list slide.
7 Double-click in the To add title box, and type Benefits of Organization.
8 Double-click in the To add subtitle box, and type Integrating information.
9 Double-click in the To add text box.
10 Type Promotes flexibility on the first bulleted line, and press ENTER.
11 Type Enables productive development on the second bulleted line, and press ENTER.
12 Type Maximizes time distribution on the third bulleted line.
13 Click outside the bulleted list to return to the slide show.
Click here to see what your bullets should look like.
Creating a level within a bulleted list
Once you have added bullets to your slide show, you can create secondary bullets to reinforce the primary bullets in your presentation.
In the procedure below, you will learn how to create a level of bullets beneath your primary bullets.
1 Double-click in the bulleted list.
2 Click at the end of the Promotes flexibility item, and press ENTER.
3 Press TAB.
4 Type Provides multitasking opportunities.
5 Click at the end of the Maximizes time distribution, item press ENTER.
6 Press TAB.
7 Type Optimizes deadline management.
Click here to see what the bullets should look like.
Animating a bulleted list
Once you have added bullets to your slide show, you can use animation as a special effect to capture the attention of your audience and reinforce the points in your presentation. When animating list items, you can choose from a wide variety of options, such as animation type, effect, direction, and speed.
In the procedure below, you will learn how to animate a bulleted list and how to play the animated list in your slide show.
To animate a bulleted list
1 Click Format Bulleted list properties.
If you do not see this command in the Format menu, it can be accessed by double-clicking your bulleted list and right-clicking.
2 Click the Bullet animation tab.
3 In the Animation type area, enable the Animate object across screen option.
If you are publishing the slide show using Macromedia Flash, enable the Show only Flash enabled transitions check box.
4 From the Effects list, choose the Fly in and bounce animation effect.
5 From the Direction list, choose the Right to left animation direction.
6 In the Speed area, enable the Medium option.
7 Enable the Display one at a time check box.
This option displays main level list items and subordinate level list items one at a time during a slide show.
8 Click OK.
9 Click outside the bulleted list to return to the slide show.
To play a slide show automatically
1 Click Format Slide properties Display sequence.
2 Click the Display sequence tab.
3 In the Display next slide area, enable the After a delay option.
4 In the Seconds box, type 2.
5 Enable the Apply to all slides in slide show check box.
6 Click OK.
7 Click the QuickPlay tab on the right side of your screen.
Modifying animation for a bulleted list
You can modify your slide show by applying different animated effects to your bulleted list. You can change the animation type, effect, direction, or speed. In the procedure below, you will learn various options for animating a bulleted list that will enable you to communicate sequential ideas both effectively and creatively.
To modify animation for a bulleted list
1 Double-click in the bulleted list.
2 Click Format Bulleted list properties.
3 Click the Bullet animation tab.
4 In the Animation type area, enable the Animate object in place option.
If you are publishing the slide show using Macromedia Flash, enable the Show only Flash enabled transitions check box.
5 From the Effects list, choose the Burst in animation effect.
6 From the Direction list, choose the Bottom to top animation direction.
7 In the Speed area, enable the Slow option.
8 Enable the Highlight current bullet check box.
This setting selects one list item at a time and greys all other items on the slide.
9 Click OK.
10 Click outside the bulleted list to return to the slide show.
11 Click the QuickPlay tab on the right side of your screen.
Applying sound to a bulleted list
Once you have animated the bulleted list, you can apply sound to the list. Applying sound to a slide show helps capture the attention of your audience.
In the procedure below, you will learn how to apply sound to a bulleted list.
1 Double-click the bulleted list.
2 Click Format Bulleted list properties.
3 Click the Bullet animation tab.
4 In the Sound area, click the Browse button.
5 In the Open file dialog box, choose the drive and folder where the sound file is stored.
For example, C:\Program Files\Corel\My Documents.
6 In the Filename box, type a filename.
7 Click Open.
8 On the Bullet animation page, move the slider to adjust the volume of the sound file.
9 Click OK.
Saving your files
Now that you have finished adding and animating bullets, and applying sound to a bulleted list, you can save the file.
1 Click File menu Save.
2 From the Save in list box, choose the drive and folder where you want to save the file.
3 In the Filename box, type a filename.
4 Click Save.
For more information on bullets
In this tutorial, you have learned how to add and animate bullets, and how to apply sound to a bulleted list. For more information about the topics and tools discussed in this tutorial, refer to the online Help.
To access the online Help click Help menu Help topics.
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