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4 If the transition effect can be applied in more than one direction (the Move In transition,
for example), you can set the direction of the transition by clicking one of the Transition
direction buttons.
The chosen transition is applied between the images selected in the Browser with the
duration and direction you specified.
Adding Text to an Individual Slide
You can add text to individual images in your slideshow using the Text controls. The text
for the individual slides overrides any text applied to the entire slideshow using the
Default Settings controls. Text that can be edited appears over the selected image or
group of images in the slideshow. You can also automatically add text based on metadata
such as the version name or caption.
To add text to an individual image in the slideshow
1 In the Browser, select an image or group of images.
2 In the Selected Slides pane of the Slideshow Editor, select the Text checkbox, then do
one of the following:
• To add custom text: Choose Custom from the Text pop-up menu.
Text that can be edited appears over the selected image in the slideshow. Enter the
text for the image here.
• To add text based on the image’s metadata: Choose a type of metadata from the Text
pop-up menu.
Text pop-up menu
Text color well
Text Fonts button
Disclosure button for the
pop-up color palette
3 If you would like to change the color of the text, do one of the following:
• Click the Text color well, then select a color from the Colors window.
• Click the disclosure button to the right of the color well, then select a color from the
pop-up color palette.
4 If you would like to choose a specific font and font size for the slideshow text, click the
Text Fonts button and select a font and font size from the Fonts window.
5 If you would like to choose where the text appears on the screen, select the text and drag
it to a new position.
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