Operation Manual

You can then play the slideshow by following the instructions in Playing a Slideshow
Using a Preset.
Controls in the Slideshow Dialog
The Slideshow dialog contains options for creating and modifying slideshow presets. In
it, you can choose how many images to display at a time, how those images are arranged,
and how long each image is displayed in your slideshow. You can also choose to play
slideshows on one or two displays, with custom background colors and music.
To open the Slideshow dialog
Do one of the following:
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Choose Aperture > Presets > Slideshow.
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Choose File > Play Slideshow (or press Shift-S), then choose Edit from the Slideshow Preset
pop-up menu in the Play Slideshow dialog.
The Slideshow dialog appears.
• Preset Name list: Displays the list of current slideshow presets.
• Theme pop-up menu: Choose a theme for your slideshow preset from this pop-up menu.
• “Show title slide” checkbox: Select this checkbox to display a title slide at the beginning
of the slideshow. Aperture automatically generates the title using the name of the item
selected in the Library inspector.
• Timing pop-up menu: Choose how the slideshow duration is determined. There are
three options: fitting the slideshow to the duration of the music, showing each image
for a fixed time, or advancing images manually.
• Slide Duration value slider: Use this value slider to determine the minimum amount of
time each image is shown.
689Chapter 21 Creating Slideshow Presentations