====== Media Lesson > Panel > New Slideshow ======

This item allows you to add a slideshow in the Other Content panel. The slides are intended to be images, but you can add a caption to each slide.


===== Example demo =====

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==== Slideshow: Core properties ====

^ Property ^ Description ^ Type ^ Additional information ^
| Title | A title which displays in bold above the slideshow | Text |   |
| Synch Point | The point in the audio or video (in seconds) when you want the slideshow to start  | Number  |   |
| Pause Media | Pauses the audio or video until the learner starts it again  | Tick box | This may be desirable for video, if you don't want learners to have to cope with competing visual inputs.  |
| Clear Existing Content | Ensure that the slideshow replaces any existing content in the panel  | Tick box | If you don't tick this box, the text appears below any existing text or other content.  |


==== Slideshow: Optional Properties ====

^ Property ^ Description ^ Type ^ Additional information ^
| Divider | Adds a horizontal line __after__ the slideshow | Text+ |   |
| Position | Adds the slideshow above or below any existing content {**Top**/Bottom} | Text+ | This only works if the Clear Existing Content box is unticked.  |
| Synch Point: End | Sets a point (in seconds) at which the slideshow disappears | Number | This produces the same effect as adding a Clear Panel item.  |

After you have created the overall settings for the slideshow you need to add slides. Click on **New Slide**.

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==== New Slide ====

^ Property ^ Description ^ Type ^ Additional information ^
| Image Description | Enter a description for accessibility | Text |   |
| Image | Add an image here, through the Media Browser  | Link to Media Browser  |   |
| Synch Point | Sets the point during the audio/video at which this slide appears (in seconds) | Number |   |
| Pause Media | Pauses the audio/video until the learner restarts it. | Tick box |   |