Just ran across this -- says it's because of COM add-ins.
http://officebeta.iponet.net/en-us/products/FX101517941033.aspx
Slide Transition effects don't Live Preview (Normal View) or work during
Slide Show.
This is a known problem in Beta 2 and Beta 2 Technical Refresh that is
caused by having COM add-in's installed.
This will be fixed by RTM, but the workaround, for now, is to remove any
COM
add-in's for PowerPoint if you need to use or test slide transition
effects.
*RTM = "Release to Manufacturing"
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Steve Rindsberg said:
I have used PPT since day 1. Why will slide transition not apply on
Office
2007?
Apparently some add-ins cause problems; IIRC, the Google toolbar was
one
of
the problems. If you've got that, try uninstalling it.
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