We all know it's possible and easy to create PDF slideshows from PowerPoint using the PDFMaker Macro, we'll with DocSlides it's now possible to create 'transitions' or slides from a Microsoft Word Document.

By Selecting from one of 30 inbuilt Transitions you can easily specify a single page or range of pages for which to add the SlideShow to.

DocSlides uses the Basket analogy whereby you 'add' your transitions to the Basket and then click the 'Apply Transitions' button. The next time you load DocSlides up the transitions are loaded back up - making it easy to delete and add existing transitions.

There's even a setting to make the document automatically go into Full Screen Mode when it's opened up.

Document authors can use either the Acrobat Distiller/AdobePDF Printer drivers or the Acrobat PDFMaker Macro, DocSlides is compatible with both tools.

If you intend to make use of your SlideShow settings in other graphics applications (Freehand, Illustrator, InDesign etc) you can simply Export the Transitions to either a Postscript (PS) file or an Encapsulated Postscript File (EPS) and easily insert that into your graphics applications.

The following Transitions (or Slide Show Effects) are available:

  • Split - Horz, Inward
  • Split - Horz, Outward
  • Split - Vert, Inward
  • Split - Vert, Outward
  • Blinds - Horz, Inward
  • Blinds - Horz, Outward
  • Blinds - Vert, Inward
  • Blinds - Vert , Outward
  • Box - Inward
  • Box - Outward
  • Wipe - Left to Right
  • Wipe - Bottom to Top
  • Wipe - Right To Left
  • Wipe - Top To Bottom
  • Dissolve
  • Glitter - Left to Right
  • Glitter - Top to Bottom
  • Glitter - Top/Left to Bottom/Right
  • Replace Page
  • Fly - Left to Right, Inward (PDF 1.5/Acro6)
  • Fly - Left to Right, Outward (PDF 1.5/Acro6)
  • Fly - Top to Bottom, Inward (PDF 1.5/Acro6)
  • Fly - Top to Bottom, Outward (PDF 1.5/Acro6)
  • Push - Left to Right
  • Push - Top to Bottom
  • Cover - Left to Right (PDF 1.5/Acro6)
  • Cover - Top to Bottom (PDF 1.5/Acro6)
  • UnCover - Left to Right (PDF 1.5/Acro6)
  • UnCover - Top to Bottom (PDF 1.5/Acro6)
  • Fade (PDF 1.5/Acro6)