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[reefgazer]

So far my very first slideshow is turning out pretty well in the preview, but now I've reached the point where I'm sort of confused.

I need to save the slideshow, then copy it to a CD so it can be viewed from my laptop and shown to the community via an LCD projector.

I read the instructions for copying to a CD in the FAQ's but it seems very confusing to me. Where it says: 'This file ("autorun.inf") must be copied to CD disk with your presentation',,,is this the name I use to save the slideshow. Sorry,,,I'm not too good with computers. Can someone please give me step-by-step instructions on how to successfully save, copy the slideshow and play it on another computer? Thanks! Robyn

[ContaxMan]

The autorun bit is to make the cd start automatically when it is inserted into the cd drive. It's not necessary however.

Here's a simpler way to proceed:

1. In PTE use File > Create Slideshow As to produce the self-contained slideshow (that can run independently on any PC)

2. Copy this file (which will be something like "slideshow.exe") onto the laptop - either by burning it to a cd or using some other method (I use a pen drive to swap files between my desktop and laptop machines - cheaper in the long run and much quicker than burning cds).

3. Run the exe file from the laptop (and not from the cd - as this can result in syynchronisation problems due to the poor reading speed of most laptop cd readers).

I hope you can make sense of this - let me know how you get on.