Click the Transition icon between the images in the Storyboard and choose a transition from the pop-up menu. To change the duration of the transition, click the Duration icon (located below the Transition icon in the Storyboard) and choose a duration for the transition from the pop-up menu.

Note: By default, no transitions are applied between images when you start creating your custom slide show. The Transition icon looks like a circle with a slash through it. After you choose a transition, the icon changes to represent the transition being applied.

After choosing a transition between two photos, you can click the Transition icon again and choose Apply To All from the pop-up menu. In this case, Photoshop Elements applies the same transition to all the photos in the slide show.

Click the Add Blank Slide button or select a photo for the title slide. In the Edit Text Properties window, click the Add Text button and type in the Your Text Here textbox. You can choose the font family, font style, font size, text alignment (left, center, right), text orientation (horizontal or vertical), and text color.

You can add text to either a blank background or a slide with a photo. If your photos have captions, you can include the captions as text in the slide show. Choose the Include Photo Captions As Text option in Slide Show Preferences.

Tip: You can change the color of a blank slide from black to a different color. Double-click a blank slide in the storyboard to open the Color dialog box. Select a color and click OK in the Color dialog box.

Click the Add Audio button (which looks like a musical note) and choose Add Audio From Organizer or Add Audio From Folder. Browse to select an audio file in the Add Audio dialog box and click Open.

You can click the Fit Slides To Audio button to adjust the duration of all the slides to match the length of the audio. You can always choose Edit > Undo Fit Slides To Audio to undo the duration adjustment.

Tip: It’s possible to have more than one track of music in your slide show. Using different music is great for changing the mood in the your slide show. Repeat the procedure in step 6 to add more music. Double-click the audio track in the Storyboard. This opens the Edit Slide Show Audio dialog box, where you can adjust the start time, length, and volume of the different music. This gives you control over where the music starts and stops. You can even insert silence or (if you’re using only one piece of music) select an option for the music to repeat.