On my last slide I would like to "fade to black" I know it is probably simplw but it confoundes me since all of the selections allow me to manipulate the beginning of the "in side" but not the "out side" Is there a "black" standard slide that I can just cross fade at the end or another solution.
You need to be in Timeline mode. When you hover the mouse over an object the 'handles' will appear as shown below.
The red arrow indicates there normal position, the blue arrow shows the end one has been dragged from its default position, the top right corner of the object, to create a fade out.