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Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0
Create a slideshow
A great way to share your pictures is to export them as a 2. Prepare your photographs.
slideshow in Portable Document Format (PDF). When you view your slideshow in Acrobat Reader, it
Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 2.0 generates an Adobe will display at the full size of the screen. If you resize
PDF file of images that you can send to friends. They your photos to match the target screen size, you can
can view your slideshow using Adobe Acrobat® or the optimize the slideshow file to be as small as possible.
free downloadable Acrobat Reader®.
Choose File > Batch Processing to quickly convert the
This tutorial shows you how to set up your photographs size of all the images in your slideshow folder. Click the
for the slideshow, add special effects and text, and how Source button and navigate to your slideshow photos.
to create and run your slideshow. In the Convert File Type menu, choose PSD.
Select Convert Image Size and enter the width in pixels
to match the screen you’ll use to view the slideshow. For
a computer screen, 800 or 1000 pixels should be fine.
For a handheld computer screen, enter 240 to 320
pixels. Make sure that Constrain Proportions is
selected. The Resolution menu won’t affect the final
file size.
Click the Destination button and specify where you
want to save the resized files.
1. Plan your slideshow.
Gather all the images that you want to include in the
slideshow. It’s easiest if you put them all in one folder.
Consider whether you want to add text to any images
for captions, or add title slides to the beginning. You’ll
need to prepare your title slides before you create the
slideshow.
Tutorial

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Create a slideshow
3. Add text and effects. Under Output File, specify a location to save your
Open any of the resized photos that you want to add slideshow.
captions to, and use the type tool to add your text.
To make the text easier to read, you can add a panel to
the image before you type your text. Using the marquee
tool, create a selection box the size of the text panel you
need to fit your text. Then, select the Text Panel effect
from the Effects palette and click Apply.
Note: You can add other effects to each image using the
Effects panel. You might want to add a border or frame
to an image.
5. Set viewing options and slide transitions.
Under Slide Show Options, set the number of seconds
to show each image. If you don’t specify a time, each
image displays until the viewer clicks the mouse or
presses the Return key.
Set a transition effect between slides. You can choose a
simple replace, a dissolve effect, or one of several wipes
4. Create the PDF slideshow.
or special effects. Create versions of your slideshow with
Choose File > Automation Tool > PDF Slideshow. Click different effects to see which ones you like.
the Browse button and navigate to the folder that
contains the photos for your slideshow. Select all the If you need to keep the file size as small as possible, click
files and then click Open. the Advanced button and set the JPEG quality to
medium or low.
In the PDF Slideshow dialog box, rearrange the files
into the order you want them to appear in the In the PDF Slideshow dialog box, click OK to generate
slideshow. To move a file in the list, click to select it and the slideshow.
then drag it to a new location in the list.
6. View your slideshow.
Open the slideshow file in Adobe Acrobat or Adobe
Acrobat Reader. The slideshow will start automatically.
You can stop the slideshow by pressing the Escape key.
To restart the slideshow, choose View > Full Screen.
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