| Timeline Editor |
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The
Timeline Editor is available in MySlideShow Gold. You can open the
Timeline Editor window from the Settings window | General tab.
Select the Synchronize slides with audio: Background playlist option and
click on the small "..." button at the right of the option. When the
Transition point allocation: Automatic option is selected, the program
automatically allocates slides on the timeline of the background playlist at
equal intervals dividing the playlist duration by the number of slides. Timeline
Editor allows you to allocate the slides at your own points on the timeline.
Select the Transition point allocation: Custom option and drag your
slides by the mouse.Slide selection
- To select a slide, click on it.
- To select consecutive slides, click the first item, press and hold down SHIFT, and then click the last item.
- To select nonconsecutive slides, press and hold down CTRL, and then click each item.
Playing tracks
You can use the player buttons to play/stop audio tracks of the background
playlist. The
indicator displays the current
playlist position.
- To play an audio track at a specific point, drag the indicator.
- To move the indicator to a specific point on the timeline, double-click there.
- To quickly scroll the window to the place where the indicator visible in the center of the window, press C.
- To move a selected slide to the indicator position, press Enter.
Timeline selection
- To select a part of the timeline, click on the start position and move the mouse pointer to the end position.
- To select a part of the timeline that corresponds to an audio track, double-click on the track.
- To clear the selection, click on the timeline.
This allows you to select a group of slides and a part of the timeline and then use the Allocate | Selected Slides on Timeline Selection option. For example, you can allocate the first 10 slides on the first track and the second 10 slides on the second track.
Slide right-click popup menu
You can select a slide or a group of slides and right-click on it. The Set Duration item in the popup menu opens the window where you can enter the duration for the selected slides. When you click OK, the next slides will be shifted on the timeline.
Keyboard shortcuts
The following table lists the available keyboard
shortcuts:
| CTRL+P, SPACE | Play/Pause |
| CTRL+S | Stop |
| C | Scroll the window to the indicator position |
| ENTER, M | Move a selected slide to the indicator position |
| UP/LEFT ARROW | Scroll back |
| DOWN/RIGHT ARROW | Scroll forward |
| CTRL+UP/LEFT ARROW | Move selected slides back |
| CTRL+DOWN/RIGHT ARROW | Move selected slides forward |
| SHIFT+UP/LEFT ARROW | Move the indicator back |
| SHIFT+DOWN/RIGHT ARROW | Move the indicator forward |