Set the length of time slides play – Apple Aperture 3.5 User Manual
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Chapter 10
Create slideshows
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To change the color of the text, do one of the following:
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Click the Text color well, and select a color from the Colors window.
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Click the disclosure button to the right of the color well, and select a color from the pop-up
color palette.
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To change the font and font size for the slide text, click the Text Fonts button and select a font
and font size from the Fonts window.
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To choose where the text appears on the screen, drag the text to a new position.
Set the length of time slides play
You can set the display time for all slides in your slideshow, and with some themes, set specific
display times for individual slides.
Set the display time for all slides in the slideshow
1
Select a slideshow album in the Library inspector.
2
Click the Slideshow Settings button in the lower-right corner of the Slideshow Editor, and click
the Default Settings button.
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In the Default Settings pane, specify the number of seconds that each slide should appear
onscreen using the “Play slide for” value slider.
Note: Depending on which theme is applied to the slideshow, additional controls may
appear for fitting the slideshow to the soundtrack and aligning the slideshow to beats. For
more information about adding a soundtrack to a slideshow, see
on page 395.
Set the display time for a specific slide or group of slides
In some themes, you can select individual photos in a slideshow and set a specific
display duration.
1
Select a slideshow album in the Library inspector.
2
Select a photo or group of photos in the Browser.
3
Click the Slideshow Settings button in the lower-right corner of the Slideshow Editor, and click
the Selected Slides button.
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In the Selected Slides pane, select the “Play slide for” checkbox, and use the value slider to specify
the length of time you want the slide or group of slides to appear.
Note: The slide duration controls are not available in all themes.
Make sure this checkbox
is selected.
Specify a duration
using this value slider.
Set a slide’s duration on the fly
You can change the durations of slides while the slideshow is playing.
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Select a slideshow album in the Library inspector.
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In the Browser, move the playhead to the beginning of the slideshow.
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