Here are the object's settings as they appear on the "double-click" Properties dialog.
There are four tabs on the Properties dialog:
The image files you wish to show in the slideshow object.
Click the add button to choose an image file through the Select File dialog. Repeat this step if you wish to include multiple files, or click the add folder button to add all supported images within a folder on your system. You can manipulate the image files list by first highlighting the image file, then either clicking the edit, delete, or the arrow buttons to achieve the desired image list.
Note: The slideshow object has a wide range of supported file types.
The background color for the object. You can click the select button to bring up a color chooser.
Tip: Clicking the "More Colors..." button on the color menu allows you to choose either a standard color/custom color, or use the eyedropper to pick a color from somewhere within the AutoPlay application window.
Make the background of the object transparent.
The border color for the object. You can click the select button to bring up a color chooser.
Tip: Clicking the "More Colors..." button on the color menu allows you to choose either a standard color/custom color, or use the eyedropper to pick a color from somewhere within the AutoPlay application window.
Don't show any border for the object.
The duration to show each slide in the object (in milliseconds).
Start playing the slideshow automatically (as soon as the page or dialog is opened).
Note: If this option is unchecked, the slideshow will not play until you start it with a SlideShow.Play action.
The resize mode to use for the image slides. Choose from:
Fill the area defined by the object's bounding box and crop any parts that extends beyond the object's dimensions.
Resize the image so it fits inside the area defined by the object's bounding box using the image's largest dimension.
Resize the image to fill the entire area defined by the object's bounding box.
Note: This setting ignores the image's original dimensions. The image may appear distorted as a result.
Automatically begin playing from the beginning again whenever the slideshow reaches the end.
Note: If this option is checked, the On Finished event will not be fired.
Show a transition effect between slides.
Play the slides in the object's image file list in random order. If unchecked, they will be played in the order they were defined at design-time.
If checked, and Resize mode is set to "Proportional," any images that are smaller than the object's dimensions will be centered in the object, and not enlarged to fit the dimensions of the object. If unchecked, images will be proportionally resized to fit the object's dimensions.
The name that is used to identify this object.
Enable the object so it responds to user interaction. When an object is disabled, it will not respond to any mouse overs or clicks and will not perform any actions until it is enabled.
Note: You can use the SlideShow.SetEnabled action to enable this object.
Set the object's initial visibility (whether it's visible when the page or dialog is displayed).
Note: You can use the SlideShow.SetVisible action to make the object visible or invisible at run time.
If checked, the left side of the object will move when the application is resized. If unchecked, the left side of the object will not move.
If checked, the right side of the object will move when the application is resized. If unchecked, the right side of the object will not move.
If checked, the top of the object will move when the application is resized. If unchecked, the top of the object will not move.
If checked, the bottom of the object will move when the application is resized. If unchecked, the bottom of the object will not move.
The distance in pixels from the left edge of the object to the left edge of the page or dialog.
Tip: You can also change the position of an object by dragging it or using the arrow keys.
The distance in pixels from the top edge of the object to the top edge of the page or dialog.
The width of the object in pixels.
Tip: You can also resize an object by dragging one of the resize handles on its bounding box.
The height of the object in pixels.
Set's the object's size back to the original values. (This feature is not available for the SlideShow object.)
A short string of text that will appear after the mouse hovers over this object for a moment.
Tip: You can choose from several tooltip styles for all tooltips in your project, Standard, Balloon and Extended. This setting can be found on the Appearance tab of the Project > Settings.
Tip: If you want a newline in your tooltip text, use "\r\n". For example, for an Extended tooltip, "My First Line\r\nMy Second Line|My Title". Newlines are not supported in the Title text for Balloon or Extended styles.
Tip: If you want a "&" character in the text, you must enter "&&&".
Check the spelling of the tooltip text.
The mouse pointer that will be used while the mouse is over this object.
The sound that will be played when the mouse moves over this object. Choose from:
Don't play any sound.
Play the default mouse click sound, as configured on the Sound Effects tab of the Audio Settings dialog.
Play a custom mouse over sound.
The custom audio file to play. Click the browse button to select an appropriate sound file.
The sound that will be played when the user clicks on this object. Choose from:
Don't play any sound.
Play the default mouse click sound, as configured on the Sound Effects tab of the Audio Settings dialog.
Play a custom mouse click sound.
The custom audio file to play. Click the browse button to select an appropriate sound file.
You can use this tab to perform a simple action when the object is clicked.
The action to perform when the object is clicked. Choose from:
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ACTION |
DESCRIPTION |
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None |
Does nothing. |
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Show Page |
Jumps to the specified page in your application. Click here for more information. |
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Show Dialog |
Shows a specific dialog in your application. Click here for more information. |
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Close Dialog |
Closes the currently displayed dialog. Click here for more information. |
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Run Program |
Runs an application with optional command line arguments. Click here for more information. |
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Open Document |
Opens a document in an external viewer. Click here for more information. |
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Print Document |
Prints a document on the user's system. Click here for more information. |
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Send Email |
Sends an email through the user's default email program. Click here for more information. |
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View Website |
Opens a website in the user's default web browser. Click here for more information. |
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Explore Folder |
Explores a folder on the user's system. Click here for more information. |
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Play Multimedia |
Plays a multimedia file in the default player on the user's system. Click here for more information. |
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Play/Pause Background Music |
Toggles the play state of the background music. Click here for more information. |
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Exit/Close |
Exits from the AutoPlay application. Click here for more information. |
Any additional settings corresponding to the selected quick action.
You can use the action editor on this tab to edit the script of actions that will be performed on each of this object's events.
This object supports the following events:
The actions that will be performed when the user clicks on this object.
The actions that will be performed when the user right-clicks this object.
The actions that will be performed when the mouse moves onto this object ("enters" the object's territory).
The actions that will be performed when the mouse moves off of this object ("leaves" the object's territory).
The actions that will be performed when the slideshow begins to play.
The actions that will be performed when the slideshow is paused.
The actions that will be performed when the slideshow reaches the end.
Note: If the Loop setting is selected, this event will not be fired.
The actions that will be performed each time the slide changes in the slideshow object.
The following event variables are automatically set whenever this event is triggered:
(number) The 1-based index of the slide that was changed to in the slideshow (currently shown).
(string) The full path to the image file that was changed to in the slideshow (currently shown).