User Guide

ACDSee 12 User Guide
Advanced General settings Select or clear any of the following options:
Play embedded audio: Plays any audio clips embed-
ded 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.
Text Display header text Displays a text caption at the top of each image. Set the
options to specify the text you want to display.
Display footer text Displays a text caption at the bottom of each image. Set the
options to specify the text you want to display.
Save current settings as default Retains the current settings on all of the tabbed pages and
applies them the next time you view a slideshow.
Slideshow text options
Alignment Specifies the alignment of the text captions.
Background color Specifies a background color for the caption text.
Text Specifies the text to display as a caption.
Font Opens the Font dialog box where you can select or change the font options for your text.
Insert Metadata Tag Inserts file-specific information called metadata into the caption.
Click to open the Choose Properties dialog box and select the metadata you want to insert.
Sharing slideshows and screensavers
With ACDSee 12, you can create slideshows and screensavers of your favorite photos, and share them with friends and family, or
display them on your Web site. You can even save your slideshow or screensaver project to edit at a later time. The Create
Slideshow Wizard guides you through the process.
To create a slideshow:
1. In Manage mode, click Tools | Create | Slideshow File.
2. On the Welcome page, to create a new slideshow, select the Create a new slideshow radio button. To specify what type of
slideshow you want to create, select one of the following options:
Standalone slideshow: Creates a single executable file (.exe) containing all of your images and everything needed to
view them. You can share this type of file with anyone who has a computer, even if they do not own ACDSee 12.
Windows screensaver: Creates a standard Windows screensaver file (.scr) that can be stored and used on any Win-
dows system.
Adobe Flash Player slideshow: Creates a compact Adobe Flash file (.swf) that you can display on a Web site.
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