[snip] > Is there any way to > cancel slide transitions, so that I can simply view the slides one by > one without resorting to Edit mode.
Slide transitions are marked with a diamond between the slides in the Slides pane (on the left in the default edit mode). Select one slide, then go to the Slide transition task on the right hand of the screen (task pane), select none and Apply to all. To remove the custom animation instead I am afraid you will have to select the text boxes to which they are applied one by one and remove the animation using the Custom animation tab in the task pane. And no, I'm in no position to criticize the author now. I will make a > suggestion at the end of the semester. I also find the slide transition quite annoying, however I am very much in favour of the bullet by bullet appearance of the text in text frames. I find that this helps in maintaining the attention of the audience on what you are discussing rather than on reading what is coming next :-) Cheers, Michele
