Tech Tip #2 - Slide Shows

If you have a folder full of pictures you can easily show it as a slide show if you're using Windows XP. If you also want to turn it into a PowerPoint, the directions are below.

Easy PowerPoint Slide Shows

Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 creates a new presentation when you use the photo album feature. Any presentations you currently have open in PowerPoint will not be affected by this task.

1. On the Insert menu, point to Picture, and then click New Photo Album.
2. You are now in the Photo Album dialog box:
3. Under Insert picture from, click File/Disk.
4. Locate the folder or disk that contains the picture you want to add to your photo album, select all the pictures that you want to add to your photo album, and then click Insert
5. Repeat Step 2 if there are other pictures as you want to add to your photo album.
6. Under Album Layout, do any of the following:

·        If you want to select the layout of your pictures and text boxes on the slides in your photo album, select a layout in the Picture layout list. If you select Fit to slide as your picture layout, you are unable to add or change frame shapes and design templates.

·        If you want to select the shape of a frame to use with your pictures, select a shape in the Frame shape list.

·        If you want to select a design template to use for your photo album, click Browse, and then in the Choose Design Template dialog box, locate the design template you want to use, and then click Select.

     7. Click Create.

Note   Always use the Format Photo Album dialog box when making changes or updates to your photo album. 

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