Size matters! Digital camera photos often are very large. If you have the time, try to save photos in a smaller size (around 400 KB is great). You'll lose some detail, but the smaller size photos will allow the slide show to load and run faster.

To reduce the size of photos on a PC, use Photoshop or another photo editing software, or go to Programs>Accessories>Photo Editor. Click File>Open and open the photo. Click File>Save As and then decrease the size of the picture by moving the toggle bar closer to "smaller file/low quality." Rename the picture something you'll recognize as the smaller sized photo (SmallBasketballTourn.jpg, for example). Make sure you save the photo to your project folder, and then click OK.

To reduce the size of photos on a Mac (OS X or higher), click i-Photo, go to File>Import and import your photo. Click File>Export and reduce the photo size to about 400 x 300 jpg. Rename the photo something you'll recognize. Make sure you save the photo to your project folder, and then click OK.

If you're confused about how to reduce the size of your photos, you can skip that step, but remember that you'll need quite a bit of memory if you're adding a lot of photos.

Next : Inserting photos.