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How to Add a Slideshow to Your Profile
Setting Up A Slideshow

We are working on setting up slideshows from your photos here. Until then, here are some instructions for creating one with another service.

There are many websites that will let you make slideshows you can post on yoru profile. Here are some instructions for creating adding a slideshow to your profile using Slide.com.

To begin, you will need to set up your own account with Slide.com. Their signup only takes about 30 seconds.

Once you have an account and login, you can begin to create your slideshow by following the directions on the page.

You can use the images from your photos on this site inside the slideshow in addition to the options they show. Instructions for using your photos are shown below. These instructions also work for using images from other websites.

When you are finished setting up your slideshow, it's time to get the code to add it to your profile. Don't worry, you can go back and change it later.

Using Your Photos in the Slideshow

If you want to use photos from your photo album on this site instead of uploading them to Slide.com, you can use the instructions below:

  1. Go to the larger view of your photo. Unless you are making a very small slideshow, you will not want to use the small thumbnail.

  2. If you are using Firefox, you can right-click on the image, and then click on Copy Image Location.

    The instructions below are for Internet Explorer, but they are very similar for other browsers.

    1. Right-click on the image and click Properties

    2. Using your mouse, select the Address (URL)

    3. Right-click the highlighted url (as above) and click Copy

    4. Close the properties window

  3. Go to the Slideshow editor

  4. Click on the Image Url link at the bottom of the page. (shown below)

  5. image url
  6. The window will change and show an Add Image Url box.

  7. add image
  8. Paste the URL for the image into the box

  9. Click "Get my images".

Getting the Slideshow Code
  1. After you are done making your slideshow, click on one of the Save button to get the slideshow code.

  2. You will now see your slideshow at the top of the page. Scroll down below it to find the code you will need to copy into your profile.

  3. Copy and the code in the box so you can paste it into your profile.

      Using Windows
    1. Click inside the box with the HTML code (shown below in blue)
    2. Press Ctrl-A to select all of it
    3. Press Ctrl-C to copy it to your clipboard
      Using a Macintosh
    1. Click inside the box with the HTML code (shown below in blue)
    2. Press Command (⌘)-C to copy it to your clipboard

    Step 4

  4. Now you can move on to Inserting the Slideshow Code in Your Profile.
Inserting the Slideshow Code in Your Profile

You can add the Slideshow to the About Me section of your profile or into one of the Profile Blocks. If you wish to add it to a Profile Block, use the Add a new block link or the Edit link for the block you want to add it to.

The Profile Blocks are shown on the top left section of the Edit My Profile page.

Once you get to the section you want to insert your Slideshow into, clck the HTML button on the editor so you can insert the Slideshow's HTML code into your profile.

HTML Button

Click inside the box in the HTML Source Editor that opens up.

HTML Source Editor

Press Ctrl-V (Windows) or Command-V (Macintosh) to paste the Slideshow code into the block.

Click the Update button at the bottom of the HTML Source Editor.

Now, click the Save Changes button. Your new Slideshow will now be on your profile page.

For a better browsing experience, we recommend using the Firefox web browser.