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| Plan your slideshow. |
| Gather all the images that you want to include in the slideshow. It's easiest if you put them all in one folder. Consider whether you want to add text to any images for captions, or add title slides to the beginning. You'll need to prepare your title slides before you create the slideshow. |
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| Prepare your photographs. |
| When you view your slideshow in Adobe Reader, it will display at the full size of the screen. If you resize your photos to match the target screen size, you can optimize the slideshow file to be as small as possible. |
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| Choose File > Batch Processing to quickly convert the size of all the images in your slideshow folder. Click the Source button and navigate to your slideshow photos. In the Convert File Type menu, choose PSD. |
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| Select Convert Image Size and enter the width in pixels to match the screen you'll use to view the slideshow. For a computer screen, 800 or 1000 pixels should be fine. For a handheld computer screen, enter 240 to 320 pixels. Make sure that Constrain Proportions is selected. The Resolution menu won't affect the final file size. |
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| Click the Destination button and specify where you want to save the resized files. |
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| Add text and effects. |
| Open any of the resized photos that you want to add captions to, and use the type tool to add your text. |
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| To make the text easier to read, you can add a panel to the image before you type your text. Using the marquee tool, create a selection box the size of the text panel you need to fit your text. Then, select the Text Panel effect from the Effects palette and click Apply. |
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| Note: You can add other effects to each image using the Effects panel. You might want to add a border or frame to an image. |
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