 Presentations usually consist of more than one slide!  Slides can be navigated both manually and automatically…  But they can also be shown in one particular order or in an order that the user wants at the time of delivery.

 Manual transitions involve some form of user interaction.  The user determines when slides change.  Also, if there are different elements to a slide, such as bullet points, the user can dictate when those lists appear.  This is useful especially in a learning capacity as the presenter is able to take questions before continuing to the next slide.

 Timings can be set up to automatically display slide elements and to change to the next slide.  The timings need to be set up to give the user enough time to read and digest the content.  These kind of presentations are suitable during exhibitions, open evenings and other similar events.  It is not often suitable to have a presenter speaking just in case they fall behind…however, narration clips can be included to speak during the slide!

 Complete the following table:  Describe two advantages of using manual transitions for a presentation. [4 marks]  A presentation is to be shown during a school open evening to promote a subject. Identify, justifying your choice, the most appropriate transition method. [3 marks]

 Basically…slides are shown in one order…each slide is displayed one after the other.

 Slides can be shown in any order.  Buttons can be used to jump around slides in any order…even going back to slides that have already been shown.  This provides a level of flexibility…especially when presentations are shown to different audiences with different needs. › Entire sections can be missed out!

 Users can choose which slides to go to, but some slides can’t be accessed when certain choices are made.

 Complete the following table:  Describe two advantages and one disadvantage of the non-linear presentation structure. [6 marks]  Identify one situation where the use of a hierarchical presentation structure would be appropriate. [1 mark]