Copyright, copyright, copyright: Be sure to check your district or school policy for using copyrighted materials before adding pictures taken by portrait studios, yearbook photos taken by non-school photographers, or music written or performed by someone other than yourself or your students. If copyright issues have not been addressed by your school, start the discussion with the Copyright Quiz or Two-Page Copyright Chart; both are free Copyright Resources available from Hall Davidson, a leading expert on the topic.

Be aware that custom animations and animation schemes (fancy ways of moving text, graphics, and slides) sometimes can interfere with music, especially when you want the music to keep playing over a number of slides.

The smoothest way to transition from slide to slide in a photo show is to make sure each slide transition (Format>Slide Transition) is set to move automatically to the next slide after 3-5 seconds. That way, you don't have to click through the show using the mouse.

Before presenting the show to an audience, be sure to preview it several times to make sure the music lasts all the way through to the final slide.

Hint: The easiest way to use music is to play a CD from beginning to end.

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