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# Add transitions to design layers
When you customize graphics in the Designer, you can add transition presets that behave as in/out fades, fly-ins, slide-ins, warps, and more. Each transition exposes unique attributes for motion and behavior.
* [Add new transitions](#add-new-transitions)
* [Customize transitions](#customize-transitions)
**💡 TIP**\
You can use keyframes to customize transitions in a design. See [Animate design layers with keyframes](/design-and-customize-graphics/chapter-index-3/animate-design-layers-with-keyframes.md).
## Add new transitions
1. In Captivate’s playout interface, select a graphic layer and click **Edit Graphic**.
2. In the Designer, select a design layer in the canvas or Timeline.
3. Open the Library panel and select **Transitions** from the dropdown.
4. Browse: double-click a folder; hover to preview; double-click a transition to apply.
**💡 TIP**\
You can drag and drop a transition onto any object in the Workspace or Timeline.
The **Properties > Transitions** tab opens with editable attributes.
## Customize transitions
You can adjust the length of transitions manually in the timeline.
1. Select the layer in the Timeline and click the dropdown arrow next to the eyeball to expose the transition length.
2. Drag the end to change the length.
3. Right-click the transition strip for **Copy Transition**, **Delete Transition**, or **Duplicate Transition** (the labels show "Effect" or "Transition" depending on whether you right-clicked an effect strip or a transition strip).
To access transitions in a design layer, click the layer and open **Properties > Transitions**.
Customize a transition by:
* Selecting predefined settings from the **Preset** dropdown.
* Adjusting attributes unique to that transition.
* Choosing **Apply To** Paragraph, Line, Word, or Letter.
* Adjusting **Overlap** to control how much consecutive elements (letters, words, lines, or paragraphs per the **Apply To** selection) overlap as the transition animates. Higher values pack the elements closer in time; lower values stagger them.
* Reversing the transition.
* Turning on keyframing to manipulate motion speed and location. See [Animate design layers with keyframes](/design-and-customize-graphics/chapter-index-3/animate-design-layers-with-keyframes.md).
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You can change preset settings, but selecting a different preset discards changes to the previous preset.
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