Viewing and configuring a slideshow
You can view a slideshow of images from Manage mode or from View mode. You can also configure your slideshow to start automatically whenever you run it, and set the slideshow options to adjust how long each image is displayed, set the background color, apply transition effects, and add header or footer text.
To start a slideshow in Manage mode:
- Do one of the following:
- In the File List pane, select a group of images.
- In the Folders pane, select a folder or use the Easy-Select bar to select multiple folders that contain images.
- Click Tools | Slideshow.
To start a slideshow in View mode:
Click Tools | Slideshow.
To configure a slideshow:
- In Manage mode, do one of the following:
- In the File List pane, select a group of images.
- In the Folders pane, select a folder or use the Easy-Select bar to select multiple folders that contain images.
- Click Tools | Configure Slideshow.
- In the Slideshow Properties dialog box, select or change the slideshow options as described below.
- To save your settings as the default slideshow behavior, select the Save current settings as default check box.
- Click OK.
Slideshow options
File Selection |
Slideshow contents |
Specifies which of the following media to include in the slideshow:
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Always use these contents for this selection type and start slideshow automatically |
Retains the current Slideshow contents setting and starts automatically the next time you launch the slideshow. | |||
Basic |
Select transitions |
Displays a list of transitions for you to select and plays each transition, variation, or effect in the Preview as you select it.
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Variations |
Click the drop-down list to select from the following:
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Effects |
Click the drop-down list to select from the following:
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Background color |
Specifies the background color. Click the color picker to select or change the color. Click Other to set a custom color in the Color dialog. | |||
Slide duration (sec) |
Specifies how long you want the slideshow to display each image. | |||
Advanced |
General settings |
Select or clear any of the following options:
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Slide order |
Select one of the following options to specify the order to display your images:
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Music directory |
Displays music from the previously-selected folders, or you can click Browse to find a new folder. | |||
Text |
Display header text |
Displays a text caption at the top of each image. Set the options to specify the text you want to display. | ||
Display footer text |
Displays a t | |||
Save current settings as default |
Retains the current settings on all of the tabbed pages and applies them the next time you view a slideshow. |
Slideshow text options
Alignment |
Specifies the alignment of the text captions. |
Background color |
Specifies a background color for the caption text. |
Text |
Specifies the text to display as a caption. |
Font |
Opens the Font dialog box where you can select or change the font options for your text. |
Insert Metadata Tag |
Inserts file-specific information called metadata into the caption. Click to open the Choose Properties dialog box and select the metadata you want to insert. |
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