Create a slide show

You use the Slide Show dialog box to create slide shows. At any time, you can see a preview of the slide show by clicking Full Screen Preview  in the top bar of the screen. You can also click Play to preview the slide show.

  1. In the Photo Browser, select the photos you’d like to use in the slide show.
  2. Select Slide Show on the Create  tab.
  3. When the Slide Show Preferences dialog box appears, you can either accept the default settings (you can change most options later) or customize the options. Then click OK to open the Slide Show dialog box.

    All the tools for creating your slide show are in the Slide Show dialog box. The photos you chose to use in the slide show appear at the bottom of the screen.

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    Slide Show dialog box

    A.
    File menu

    B.
    Shortcuts bar

    C.
    Slide preview

    D.
    Playback controls

    E.
    Quick reorder

    F.
    Storyboard

    G.
    Background music filename

    H.
    Palette bin

    I.
    Slide show duration

  4. Edit the slide show by doing any of the following.
    • Reorder the slides.

    • Resize a photo on a slide.

    • Add a new blank slide. For example, you can create a title page on a blank slide.

    • Right-click a slide and choose Delete Slide to remove it from the slide show.

    • Add a music clip.

    • Add a clip art graphic or a photo to a slide.

    • Add text captions to a slide.

    • Add movement to a slide.

    • Add an effect to a slide.

    • Add a transition between two slides, or change the duration of transitions.

    • Add voice narration to a slide, if you have a microphone attached to your computer.

    • Adjust the amount of time each slide is displayed.

  5. Preview your slide show by clicking the Full Screen Preview button. You can return to editing slides at any time by pressing the Esc key.
  6. Click Save Project to save your work. It’s a good idea to save the slide show regularly.

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