The transition effects are used when:
- moving between slides
- displaying items on a slide
- displaying the grid slide popups
- displaying the information when you click a link
The effects are configured in the effects.css file in the ch_src\css\common folder.
They are set by:
- using a theme. One theme is chosen for the whole presentation, which includes the transition effect. Refer to Setting a theme. The default themes have a default transition effect:
- ch-theme1 has effect-15
- ch-theme2 has effect-5
- ch-theme3 has effect-11
The file componentRules.json in the ch_scr\config folder defines the relation between the theme and the default effect.
- setting the < SlideTransitionEffect > variable either for the whole presentation, and/or individual slides. Setting this variable overrides the theme settings.
Effect-5, effect-11, effect-15 are the transition effects that are officially supported by Author-it.
To set a transition effect for the whole presentation using the variable
- Select the book (but do not open it).
- Choose right-click > Variables > Show variable assignments.
- In the left window, select the < SlideTransitionEffect > variable by clicking it once, and then click
. - In the Value field, choose an effect from the drop-down list.
- Click twice.
To set a transition effect for an individual slide using the variable
- If you want to choose the transition effect of the slide transition, select a Level 1 slide topic (but do not open it).
- If you want to choose the transition effect of the transition on opening a slide element, such as a grid popup, select the Level 2 topic (but do not open it).
- Choose right-click > Variables > Show variable assignments.
- In the left window, select the < SlideTransitionEffect > variable by clicking it once, and then click .
- In the Value field, choose an effect from the drop-down list.
Only the values effect-5, effect-11 and effect-15 are fully supported.
- Click twice.