Want to make a slideshow, but with pics remaining in a folder, not inserted into slideshow file itself?

Question

In other words, I have a ton of pics I want to make into a slideshow, but I want the user to be able to browse the photos as well in a folder on the CD I am making. Is there a free slideshow program that will simply read the contents of a folder, not where I have to insert the pictures into a slideshow file as in powerpoint?

Answer 1

yeah...Irfan view will fit your needs:

http://www.irfanview.com/download_sites....

Answer 2

Well, I think suchh program doesn't exist. Using the create photo album feature of PowerPoint, you can insert a folder with tons of pics to PowerPoint slide show.

For PowerPoint 2007, go to insert -> Photo Album, and then insert your pics.

By the way, if you insert too many pics in PowerPoint, you will have a bulky PowerPoint slide show, If you want to send to others, I strongly recommand you to convert the slide show to Flash with upto 90% reduction in file size.

View the sample of Photo Album :

http://www.sameshow.com/ppt2flash/sample...