Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Arranging a slide show
The order that your images appear in the Slideshow Editor's Browser is the order in which they will
play back. Use the normal Browser sorting techniques to either sort them into some default (such
as by date) or drag and drop the images into a manual sort order.
Periodically, you'll want to insert a blank slide, perhaps to separate sections of your slide show. To
do so, select the image that you want to insert a blank slide after. Then, from the Slideshow Action
pop-up menu, choose Insert Blank Slide or Insert Blank Slide With Text. The only difference
between the two is that the With Text version adds a text field with the words “Text Slide” to the
blank slide. Select the slide and then click on that text to edit it. Choosing Edit
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Show Fonts allows
you to customize the text font and color.
Adjusting the show's settings
The default settings for your slide show affect
all slides. To access them, click the Slideshow
Settings button and choose Default Settings.
You'll see the options in Figure 8.11. Many of
these are self-explanatory, such as the Play
slide for field that controls the slide's duration.
The Aspect Ratio allows you to control the
slide show's overall aspect ratio. Devices can
have a wide range of aspect ratios, such as
16:10 for an Apple 23-inch cinema display and
3:2 for an iPhone. If you're creating your show
for a specific device, start by setting the
Aspect Ratio pop-up menu to match that
device. Otherwise, when you need to export
to a specific device, we recommend tempo-
rarily changing your show's aspect ratio to
match that device and then adjusting the bor-
der, inset, and text options so that your shows
look great when you export them.
If the Crop pop-up menu is set to Fit In Frame
and if the show's aspect ratio is different than
an individual slide, Aperture adds black bars
around the slide to fill out the empty space
(instead of cropping or scaling your image). If
8.11
The Default Settings group allows you to
adjust show-wide preferences.
