How To Add Photos To Slideshow On Mac

I will innovate the slideshow feature available in the Photos app on your Mac.

There are two types: an like shooting fish in a barrel-to-use "Instant slideshow" and a "Slideshow project" that allows detailed settings and video file consign.

This page is created with the following macOS versions.

macOS 12 Monterey

Other versions may have slightly dissimilar screen designs and controls.

目次(TOC)

What is a slideshow?
① Instant slideshow (from photos)
② Instant slideshow (from my album)
③-1 How to create a new slideshow project
③-2 Detailed setting method of slideshow project
1. a) Change the order of images to be displayed
2. b) Add / edit / delete text
3. c) Alter the result of image switching
4. d) Change BGM / music
③-3 How to export slideshow projects
Reference information

What is a slideshow?

On Mac, Some apps have a slideshow role, but the "Photos" app has the following three types of slideshows.

You tin can jump to each operation explanation by clicking the heading beneath.

① Instant slideshow (from photos)
② Instant slideshow (from my album)
③ Slideshow project

The contents of ① and ② are the same, only the divergence is whether the slideshow is based on photos or an album.

Then, I compared what you can and cannot do in "Instant Slideshow" and "Slideshow Project" below.

① Instant slideshow (from photos)

▶ In the Photos app on your Mac, select the photos you want to play in your slideshow from the list of photos in your Library.

The selected photograph will change the color of the border of the photo.

There are the following types of selection methods:

▶ Later on selecting what you want to play, correct-click on any of the selected photos to display the menu.

From the correct-click menu that appears, select "Play Slideshow".

▶ As shown in the effigy, the "Theme" and "Music" setting screens are displayed, then set them according to your preferences.

After setting, click the button "Play slideshow".

▶ The following video shows the slideshow playing.

This is the terminate of caption, "① Instant slideshow (from photos)".

② Instant slideshow (from my album)

▶ In the Photos app on your Mac, display the album yous desire to play in the slideshow from the albums in "My Albums".

The figure below is an enlarged view around the arrow

▶ Click on the discussion "Slideshow" at the top of the album screen。

▶ As shown in the effigy, the "Theme" and "Music" setting screens are displayed, and so set them co-ordinate to your preferences.

After setting, click the button "Play slideshow".

▶ The post-obit video shows the slideshow playing.

This is the end of explanation, "② Instant slideshow (from my album)"

③-1 How to create a new slideshow project

▶ In the Photos app on your Mac, create a new slideshow project in one of two ways:

a) In the menu bar, select "File" -> "Create" -> "Slideshow" -> "Photos"
b) In the left column, under "My Projects", click the + button -> "Slideshow" -> "Photos"

【a) Menu bar】

【b) My Projects】

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③-2 Detailed setting method of slideshow project

▶ In the Photos app on your Mac, click the slideshow you want to set from the "My Projects" list to display information technology.

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▶ There are many items that can exist ready in the slideshow project.

Each is explained below.

a) Modify the order of images to be displayed
b) Add / edit / delete text
c) Change the effect of image switching
d) Change BGM / music

a) Modify the social club of images to be displayed

▶ A list of images will be displayed at the bottom of the screen, and you can modify the order by drag and drop them.

For details, please see the following video.

b) Add / edit / delete text

▶ A listing of images will be displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Click the image y'all want to add a text to, and then click the + push button at the bottom correct of the screen -> select "Add together Text".

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▶ When texts are added every bit shown in the figure, click them to change to the appropriate characters.

You can also modify the font size and blazon by correct-clicking on the characters.

▶ To edit the existing texts, click them on the screen.

▶ To delete the existing texts, click the image to be deleted from the list of images and texts displayed at the bottom of the screen, then display the right-click card and select "Delete Text".

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c) Change the effect of prototype switching

▶ From the icon cavalcade on the far correct of the screen, click the square icon at the top to display the "Theme Selector" screen.

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▶ A list of themes is displayed as shown.

Please actually operate and cheque the effect of specific image switching.

d) Change BGM / music

▶ From the icon column on the far right of the screen, click the notation icon in the center to display the "Music" screen.

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▶ The music setting screen is displayed as shown in the effigy.

The following two types of BGM and music can be prepare.

Theme Songs: Music with built-in "Photos" app
Music: Music managed by the "Music (iTunes)" app

【Theme Songs】

【Music】

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I want to select music in "Music", merely the color of the letters is besides light, and tin't click it!

Furthermore, I was wondering if I could select the downloaded music, but I got the post-obit error.

The selected audio runway is non supported

DRM-protected audio cannot be used in slideshows.

Choose another sound track.

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The solution is to download non-DRM protected music files to your Mac.

The specific music files that can and cannot exist used are every bit follows.

Since it is necessary to protect the copyright of music, information technology would be bad if protected-music was used in slideshows and played in public places.

Also, the music yous imported from CDs and uploaded to Apple Music needs to exist downloaded to your Mac.

Too, since information technology cannot be displayed from the "Photos" app immediately after downloading, it can exist loaded in one case the "Photos" app is restarted.