Slideshow contents

Specifies which of the following media to include in the slideshow:

• All media in current folder: Displays all the files (images or video) in the folder you have selected.
• All media in current folder and subfolders: Displays all the files in the currently selected folder and its subfolders.
• Selected media: Displays only the files that you selected before opening the Slideshow Properties dialog.

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.

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.

• Select all: Selects all the transitions and displays them randomly.
• Clear all: Clears any selected transitions.

Variations

Click the drop-down list to select from the following:

• None: Uses no variations.
• Pan and Zoom: Zooms in and pans across each slide during the time it is displayed.
• 2-up: Displays two images at a time.
• 4-up: Displays four images at a time.
• Collage: Displays images as a collage where images overlap each other.

Effects

Click the drop-down list to select from the following:

• None: Uses no effects.
• Black & White: Displays all images in grayscale.
• Sepia: Displays all images in sepia.
• Vivid: Increases the saturation of the images to make colors brighter.
• Soft: Blurs images slightly for a softening effect.

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.

General settings

Select or clear any of the following options:

• Play embedded audio: Plays any audio clips embedded in the images.
• Autohide control bar: Hides the slideshow controls whenever the cursor stops moving for more than a few seconds.
• Loop: Repeats the slideshow after displaying the last image.
• Stretch images to fit screen: Enlarges small images to fill the entire screen.
• Stretch video to fit screen: Enlarges video files to fill the entire screen.

Slide order

Select one of the following options to specify the order to display your images:

• Forward
• Shuffle

Music directory

Displays music from the previously-selected folders, or you can click Browse to find a new folder.

Retains the current settings on all of the tabbed pages and applies them the next time you view a slideshow.