Viewing a Photo Slide Show

Instead of clicking through a static view of your photos, you can view them in a dynamic slide show that can include zooming, panning, and transitions. If you have any videos in the Photo Gallery, you can also include them.

View the Show

Start Windows Photo Gallery, and select a category, tag, rating, or folder to display only the photos you want in your slide show.

Click the Play Slide Show button.

Move your mouse to display the slide-show controls.

Click Themes, and select the slide-show style you want. If the controls don't appear, Photo Gallery is running in Basic mode due to the limitations of your computer's graphics display, and so you can't use the advanced controls. If this is the case, right-click the slide show, and control it using the commands on the shortcut menu that appears.

Click the Settings button to set the speed of the show, to specify whether you want the photos to be shown in order or at random, and to specify whether the show is to be played in a continuous loop or as a single show.

When you've finished viewing the show, move the mouse if the controls aren't visible, and click Exit or press the Esc key.