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USING PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM 2
Creating and viewing slide shows
Preview and select a slide show template
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Do any of the following in the Slideshow Template Browser:
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To preview a template, position the pointer over the template name. The template preview displays the currently
selected slide with the template options applied.
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To select a template, click the template name.
Specify how photos fill a slide’s image cell
By default, slide show templates (except Crop To Fill) scale photos so that the entire image fits within the slide’s image
cell. The slide background shows in the spaces where the aspect ratio of the photos and the image cells don’t match.
You can set an option so that all photos completely fill the space in the image cells. When this option is selected,
portions of the photos (especially vertical images) might be cropped to fill the image cell’s aspect ratio.
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In the Options panel of the Slideshow module, select Zoom To Fill Frame.
Add a border or cast shadow to the image
To make your photos stand out from the slide background, add a border or a cast shadow to each photo. Your
adjustments are displayed in the Slide Editor view.
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In the Template Browser of the Slideshow module, select any slide show template except Crop To Fill.
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In the Options panel, do any of the following:
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To add a border, select Stroke Border. Click the color box on the right to open the color pop-up window and specify
a border color.
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To adjust the border width, either drag the Width slider or type a pixel value in the box to the right of the slider.
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To add a cast shadow, select Cast Shadow and use the controls to adjust it:
Opacity
Sets the shadow’s lightness or darkness.
Offset
Sets the shadow’s distance from the image.
Radius
Sets the hardness or softness of the shadow’s edge.
Angle
Sets the direction of the cast shadow. Turn the knob or move the slider to adjust the shadow’s angle.
Set the slide margins
The controls in the Layout panel of the Slideshow module set the margins that define the image cell in a slide template.
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In the Template Browser, select any slide show template except Crop To Fill and do any of the following in the
Layout panel:
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To adjust all margins simultaneously and maintain their relative proportions, make sure the Link All box is
selected.
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To change the size of a margin independently of the other margins, deselect the link box next to the specific margin.
Updated 03 September 2009
