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Name me an App that anyone can jump into and start creating on day one and I’ll show you an App not worth having.

Welcome RCRA. I understand completely and have to agree that PTEAV is not the easiest app to jump into and start creating on day one. I had been using a more intuitive piece of slideshow software for a number of years but that went out of business which is why I transitioned to PTE. PTEAV is extremely powerful and you really need to get into the weeds and play around with all of the features and effects. Watching Barry's videos was a great help as well as posting questions on this forum. My shows are limited to vacation travelogues so obviously I am not using PTEAV on a regular basis so sort of have to relearn things every time I use it.

With regard to non 16x9 images in a 16x9 project you can use "Cover Screen" instead of the default "Fit to Screen". Some adjustment up or down might be needed to get the composition that you want. In some cases it might be possible to "squash" your images from 3x2 into the 16x9 format without causing any visual problem. https://docs.pteavstudio.com/en-us/11.0/objectsandanimation_1/properties_tab?s[]=fit&s[]=screen#common

Also see the Online Help files https://docs.pteavstudio.com/ You can easily resize images by going into Objects & Animation (O&A) and when an Object is selected you will see the Grab Handles around it. Simply drag these with your mouse to resize as needed. If you have several images all the same size then you can use the Quick Slide Style. Do the first Manually, then 'Create Quick Style', Select all the other images & 'Apply Quick Style' and they will be resized accordingly. PTE is a great program, very easy to get started but extremely powerful allowing you to do anything you can imagine. Jill

Hi RCRA. Welcome to the forum. If it is any consolation I was in the same boat as you. Don't despair and post lots of questions. May I suggest Barry Beckhams video "Lets make a Slideshow" It walks you through the basics. I find it helpful to have the tutorial on another devise so I can stop the tutorial whilst I carry out the instruction. Good luck. Rosemary https---www.google.com-search-q=barry+beckham+let%27s+make+a+slideshow+with+music&rlz=1C1CHBD_enCA850CA850&oq=Barry+Beckhan+L.url