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598 22. Creating Output for the PC

There’s a large selection of possible actions that can be performed when
the slide comes to an end. You can do everything from pause the show to
jump to a specific slide in the show.

A common use for Action at End of Slide is for pausing. If you’re using a
slide show to support a presentation you’re giving, it might be easier for
you to configure certain slides to automatically pause the show once you’ve
reached the end of the slide. This gives you some time to continue speaking
before you un-pause the show manually and continue.

Certain actions require a destination, such as the Open URL action. You
need to enter the full address of the website you want to open in the
Destination field so that ProShow knows where to go when the action is
triggered.
The action would look something like this:

• Action: Open URL

• Destination: http://www.photodex.com
Other actions share a similar structure. For example, opening a program:

• Action: Run Program

• Destination:
C:\Program Files\Photodex\ProShowProducer\proshow.exe

It’s important to note that these features only work when you’re creating an
Executable or Presenter-based version of the show. DVD, Blu-ray and all
other types of video files can’t interact in this way. You must be using
Presenter-based output to place actions in your show.

You can read more about Presenter and which output types use it in
Chapter 21.