I have added ovals and rectangles to a particular slide. When I preview the
slide show, the ovals and rectangles appear on the screen before the actual
page appears for each slide that I have added these features to. How do I
prevent the oval from apprearing before the actual screen?

Dan,

right click the shape and choose "custom animation"

choose an effect like Appear (or something fancy)

in the 'timeline' is the order that things will appear

Cheers
TAJ Simmons
microsoft powerpoint mvp

awesome - powerpoint backgrounds,
http://www.awesomebackgrounds.com
free powerpoint templates, tutorials, hints, tips and more...

"Dan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:7BB4AF0C-1906-42A5-98AF-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have added ovals and rectangles to a particular slide. When I preview
>the
> slide show, the ovals and rectangles appear on the screen before the
> actual
> page appears for each slide that I have added these features to. How do I
> prevent the oval from apprearing before the actual screen?