Instead of fishing around in the Slide Transition or Custom Animation dialog boxes (see Figures 18-9 and 18-10), you can animate slides very quickly in Slide Sorter view. To do so, follow these steps:
1. In Slide Sorter view, select a slide or slides.
2. Right-click and from the shortcut menu, choose Preset Animation.
3. Choose an animation option for the main text on the slide (the text directly below the title).
In Slide Sorter view, icons appear below slides to which animation effects have been assigned. You can see the icons in Figure 18-11.