Starting a slide show automatically

You can configure your slide show to use your preferred settings and start playing automatically when you click the menu command or the Auto Slide Show button on the toolbar. The combination of items you select in the Browser determines the content of the slide show, and whether it starts automatically.

To configure a slide show to start automatically:

1. In the Browser, do one of the following:

2. Select two or more images in the File List pane.

3. Select two or more folders in the File List pane.

4. Select a combination of files and folders in the File List pane.

5. Add two or more images to the Image Basket.

2. Click Tools | Configure Auto Slide Show.

3. In the Slide Show Properties dialog box, select the File Selection tab.

4. In the Slide show contents drop-down list, select the items you want to use in the slide show. The options available change depending on the type and variety of files and folders that you selected in Step 1.

5. Select the Always use these contents for this selection type and start slide show automatically check box.

6. Click OK.

7. To exit the slide show, press Esc.

To start a slide show automatically, select the same type of files or folders you selected in Step 1, and then click Tools | Auto Slide Show.

Example One

When you select a combination of files and folders, you can configure the slide show to start automatically using the media files that you select, as well as the contents of the selected folders.

In the File List pane, select at least one image file and one folder, and then click Tools | Configure Auto Slide Show. On the File Selection tab, from the Slide show contents drop-down list, select Selected media, and media in selected folders.

Select the Always use these contents for this selection type and start slide show automatically check box, and then click OK to launch the slide show. Press Esc to return to the Browser.

Now, whenever you select any combination of media files and folders in the File List pane and click Tools | Auto Slide Show, the slide show will start automatically, and display any media items you selected, as well as any media items contained in the selected folders. The slide show will not display any of the other images or media files in the current folder, or those files contained in any subfolders of the selected folders.

Example Two

You can now make a different selection and configure your slide show to start automatically using all of the files in the current folder - not just those you have selected.

In the File List pane, select one or more image or media files and click Tools | Configure Auto Slide Show. On the File Selection tab, from the Slide show contents drop-down list, select All media in current folder and subfolders.

Select the Always use these contents for this selection type and start slide show automatically check box, and then click OK to launch the slide show. Press Esc to return to the Browser.

Now, whenever you select two or more images or media files and click Tools | Auto Slide Show, the slide show will start automatically, and display all media items in the folder that you have open in the File List pane, as well as any subfolders.

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