2 Use the Document Layout palette to add slides, layers, and specify various options that affect how the slide show is played (see “Using the Document Layout palette,” page 12.132 and “Slide options,” page 13.174). 3 Open the Slide Show palette by choosing Layout > Slide Show (see “Slide Show palette” on page 13.173). Slide Show palette You’ll need to access the Slide Show palette if you want to build a slide show or view a slide show. Choose Layout > Slide Show to open the palette. This is a floating palette that can be kept open to cre- ate, configure, and play slide shows. You can select the following options in the Slide Show palette: Fit to screen Reduces or enlarges the document’s slides so they fit within the screen area of the system used to play the slide show. Can- vas calculates a scaling factor based on the size of the system’s mon- itor and the resolution setting. Loop Causes the slide show to play continuously until you interrupt it. When Canvas reaches the end of the document, it begins the slide show from the first slide. Show Pointer Displays a pointer on screen during playback. Select this option and then select the pointer from the pop-up menu. You can control the pointer with the mouse during the slide show, so you can indicate important items in the presentation. Auto Play QuickTime movies (Mac only) Causes any QuickTime movie files that have been placed in the Presentation document to begin playing automatically. When a slide containing a movie is played, Canvas loads the movie and begins playing it if this option is selected. QuickTime is not currently supported in Canvas for Win- dows. Advance Every _ Seconds Makes the slide show self-running by advancing from one slide to another after a specified interval, without any intervention from the operator. Enter the number of seconds in the text box. The exact timing between slides depends on the speed of the system used for playback and the complexity of the illustrations. Progressive Build (Windows) The Progressive Build option in this palette will allow you to play a self-running slide show either layer by layer or slide by slide. While playing your self-running show, you Slide Show palette
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