Thursday, January 12, 2006
The IE Page Transitions effect provides animated transitions when you enter or leave a Web page. If you've ever seen transitions used in a PowerPoint slide presentation, then you have an idea what IE Page Transitions do.
The caveat, however, is the "IE" you see at the front of the name. IE stands for Internet Explorer, which means that these effects work only in IE browsers. Because IE has the vast majority of browser market share, most of your visitors will be able to see them, but you can't count on it, especially with the recent surge in popularity of the Mozilla Firefox browser.
To add an IE Page Transitions effect to your Web page, follow these steps:
Choose Insert, Page Effects, IE Page Transitions from the main menu. An IE Page Transitions icon drops into the Page Effects pane, and the IE Page Transitions Properties dialog box appears.
For the transition that kicks in when the visitor enters your page, choose a transition effect from the Enter Effect list.
Specify the speed of the Page Enter transition in the Enter Time list.
Use the Exit Effect drop-down menu to declare the effect you want to have kick in when the page is exited.
Specify the speed of the Page Exit transition in the Exit Time list.
Click OK to save the effect. The IE Page Transitions icon in the Page Effects pane stores your effect settings.
You can choose among over 25 page transitions. In trying to decide which ones look best, experiment. To do so, double-click an icon in the Page Effects pane to display the IE Page Transitions Properties dialog box. Choose a different transition effect, and click OK. Then preview the page by pressing F12. Repeat for as many of these transitions as you wish.
The caveat, however, is the "IE" you see at the front of the name. IE stands for Internet Explorer, which means that these effects work only in IE browsers. Because IE has the vast majority of browser market share, most of your visitors will be able to see them, but you can't count on it, especially with the recent surge in popularity of the Mozilla Firefox browser.
To add an IE Page Transitions effect to your Web page, follow these steps:
Choose Insert, Page Effects, IE Page Transitions from the main menu. An IE Page Transitions icon drops into the Page Effects pane, and the IE Page Transitions Properties dialog box appears.
For the transition that kicks in when the visitor enters your page, choose a transition effect from the Enter Effect list.
Specify the speed of the Page Enter transition in the Enter Time list.
Use the Exit Effect drop-down menu to declare the effect you want to have kick in when the page is exited.
Specify the speed of the Page Exit transition in the Exit Time list.
Click OK to save the effect. The IE Page Transitions icon in the Page Effects pane stores your effect settings.
You can choose among over 25 page transitions. In trying to decide which ones look best, experiment. To do so, double-click an icon in the Page Effects pane to display the IE Page Transitions Properties dialog box. Choose a different transition effect, and click OK. Then preview the page by pressing F12. Repeat for as many of these transitions as you wish.
