How to Present a Slide Show Using Adobe Bridge

Adobe Bridge is like the boring administrator that no one pays attention to until you need them. Adobe Bridge can not only help you manage your vast photo collection, it can also help you quickly review them with a slideshow.

The slideshow option is a powerful review and presentation aid that you should use more often.

How to present a slideshow using Adobe Bridge

Adobe Bridge has a basic slideshow capability. But it also has some features that allow you to customize the presentation for your audience. So, start by launching Adobe Bridge.

Go to View> Slideshow Options . Select the options to customize your presentation.

• Black Out Additional Monitors. This setting will turn off your laptop or other connected devices if you're using a projector for your presentation.
• Repeat slideshow. This setting will keep the slideshow running in a loop.
• Zoom back and forth. This is a default slideshow style where one photo will zoom in and the next will slowly zoom out.
• Slide length. The settings here will determine the time interval between each slide. Select the Manual Option if you want to control the flow by yourself.
• Subtitle. The metadata for each image can be displayed by selecting Full Option in the dropdown. Or, you can display them sequentially by choosing an option like Page Numbers.
• When presenting, show slides. You can choose to center an image or fill the available space on the screen with the other two options. Consider the width and height of your images to make the right decision.
• Transition options. Dissolve is the simplest option here, but you can also experiment with the Random option which will play with the other slider styles in the dropdown. Also, set the speed of the transition effect with the slider.

You can play the presentation with a click of the Play button. Alternatively, save the settings by clicking Done. So when you're ready just go to View> Presentation to start the presentation. To pause, press the Space bar . To finish, press the Esc key key.

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