The basics

Step 1 >> Choose the web page color
by double-clicking the foreground
swatch to show the Color Picker and
then selecting the Only Web Colors
option. Next create a picture with a
transparent background.
10.07 Creating downloadable slide shows
Suitable for Elements – 5.0, 4.0, 3.0, 2.0, 1.0 | Diffi culty level – Basic
Menus used – File
Version 2.0 of Elements introduced a PDF slide show making
option. The feature proved so popular that Adobe introduced
two slide show features in version 3.0 for Windows – Simple
and Custom. Elements 5.0 continues this development and the
program now contains a common Slide Show Editor interface
which can produce multiple different types of slide shows. The
feature contains a host of options that allow users to create true
multimedia slide shows, complete with music, narration, pan
and zoom effects, transitions, extra graphics and backgrounds
and titles.
Step 1 >> Preselect the photos to
include in the show from within the
Photo Browser and then select Photo
Browser: File > Create > Slide Show.
Set the defaults for the presentation
in the Slide Show Preferences dialog
and then click OK to proceed to the
main Slide Show Editor window.
ADVANCED PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 5.0 FOR DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHERS
Step 2 >> Choose Editor: File > Save
for Web feature and the JPEG option.
Select the same color for the Matte
by double-clicking the swatch and
selecting from the Color Picker. Click
OK to save.
Step 2 >> Adjust the slide sequence
by click-dragging thumbnails within
the storyboard or Quick Reorder
workspaces. Insert transitions by
clicking the space in between slides
and selecting a type from the menu
in the Properties pane. Add graphics
and text by click-dragging from the
Extras pane.
Step 3 >> Now construct the web page
with the same color in the background
and add in the new matted graphic.
When the page is displayed the object
will seamlessly merge with the page
color.
Your own on-line slide show >>
The fi nal PDF fi le can be linked to a
button in your website, allowing the
show to be displayed in the browser
via the free Adobe Acrobat plug-in.
Here the slide show fi le is linked
using the Inspector palette in Adobe
GoLive.
Step 3 >> Record voice-over by selecting
a slide and then using the narration
option in the Extras pane. Add existing
audio by clicking the sound-track bar at
the bottom of the storyboard. Produce
the slide show by selecting File > Output
Slide Show and picking the type of
presentation to produce from the Slide
Show Output dialog.
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