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3.8
Introduce “Pop-Ups”
In the early PC days, computers were fully dedicated to one single “program” at a
time, filling up the entire screen. However, starting with the revolutionary first
Macintosh, we all familiarized ourselves with “windows”, that is, independently
running applications piling up on top of each other on the screen.
Use the same concept to enhance your slide presentations! Let’s say that in the
midst of introducing a complex graph, you must “open a bracket” so to speak and
discuss a concept critical towards the understanding of your data. Consider a pop-up!
Just before you introduce your pop-up, grey-out your entire graph (see Sect. 4.10
on greying out) for better focusing on your pop-up while reminding the audience
that you are not done with your graph. Then, introduce the pop-up window somewhere on top of your graph using an opaque rectangle of the appropriate size. As
needed, include further animations within your pop-up window. Once you are done
with it, remove the pop-up screen, and bring back the original – not greyed out –
graph (use either animation options from Sects. 3.2 or 3.3 to achieve this).
Through a pop-up, you have successfully introduced your concept and the audience has not lost track of the presentation flow.
3 Animations
3.8
Introduce “Pop-Ups”
In the early PC days, computers were fully dedicated to one single “program” at a
time, filling up the entire screen. However, starting with the revolutionary first
Macintosh, we all familiarized ourselves with “windows”, that is, independently
running applications piling up on top of each other on the screen.
Use the same concept to enhance your slide presentations! Let’s say that in the
midst of introducing a complex graph, you must “open a bracket” so to speak and
discuss a concept critical towards the understanding of your data. Consider a pop-up!
Just before you introduce your pop-up, grey-out your entire graph (see Sect. 4.10
on greying out) for better focusing on your pop-up while reminding the audience
that you are not done with your graph. Then, introduce the pop-up window somewhere on top of your graph using an opaque rectangle of the appropriate size. As
needed, include further animations within your pop-up window. Once you are done
with it, remove the pop-up screen, and bring back the original – not greyed out –
graph (use either animation options from Sects. 3.2 or 3.3 to achieve this).
Through a pop-up, you have successfully introduced your concept and the audience has not lost track of the presentation flow.
3 Animations