# Incorporate a simple slideshow

**URL:** <https://discourse.softpress.com/t/incorporate-a-simple-slideshow/4192>\
**Category:** Freeway\
**Created:** [March 9, 2009, 3:30pm UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/incorporate-a-simple-slideshow/4192 "2009-03-09T15:30:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![johnyw](https://discourse.softpress.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/977dab/32.png) [@johnyw](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/johnyw)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 3:30pm UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/incorporate-a-simple-slideshow/4192/1 "2009-03-09T15:30:03Z")

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Good morning.

I need to build a website with on the index page a simple slideshow ( looping) pretty much as you can see here:  
[http://www.babssfeer.be/](http://www.babssfeer.be/)  
I am a dummy with flash so I don’t see how this can be done?

Any tips?

Johny

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**Author:** ![george](https://discourse.softpress.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/71e660/32.png) [@george](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/george)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 4:12pm UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/incorporate-a-simple-slideshow/4192/2 "2009-03-09T16:12:50Z")

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There are a couple of different ways I can see doing it.

First, look at the manual, look at the Softpress tutorial movies, and search through the forum, there are already a bunch of discussions on achieving this without flash.

You can use the Sequence Timer and Target/Show Image Actions.

You can create a carousel with the Carousel Action.

You can purchase a flash banner program like BannerZest ([www.aquafadas.com](http://www.aquafadas.com)) or SlideShowPro and drop it into the page very easily.

Spend some time learning first and you should be able to figure it out. If you get stuck, ask some specific questions and people will be able to help.

Good luck.

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**Author:** ![Colin\_Alcock](https://discourse.softpress.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/57b2e6/32.png) [@Colin\_Alcock](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/Colin_Alcock)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 4:28pm UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/incorporate-a-simple-slideshow/4192/3 "2009-03-09T16:28:34Z")

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Adding to George’s comment, and if you are using FW Pro, you can use  
Sequence Timer with the Target Show/Hide Layer, which allows you to  
fade between images, rather than the push-pull type slide show, where  
Carousel is you starting point.

I also recommend SWF’nSlide Pro for easy Flash type slide shows and if  
you want animated text as well there is Text-Osterone, both from  
Vertical Moon.

Tale a look here: [http://www.verticalmoon.com](http://www.verticalmoon.com)

They have a few other useful goodies, too.

Colin

On 9 Mar 2009, at 16:12, george wrote:

> There are a couple of different ways I can see doing it…  
> You can use the Sequence Timer and Target/Show Image Actions …

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**Author:** ![wingnut](https://discourse.softpress.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/d2c977/32.png) [@wingnut](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/wingnut)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 4:33pm UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/incorporate-a-simple-slideshow/4192/4 "2009-03-09T16:33:58Z")

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You didn’t say what version of Freeway you are using, but if you have FW5, Softpress’s target show/hide layer action works well if you need to do a simple slideshow without using Flash. Have a look at the tutorial on: [http://www.softpress.com/products/scriptaculous.php](http://www.softpress.com/products/scriptaculous.php)

There are numerous otherways to produce what you want… an alternative you could try the Mootools Action Suite. Its not free… but there are a number of extra features that make it worth the money. have a look and see if its closer to what you need: [http://www.coastalrugs.com/Actions/fadingslideshow.html](http://www.coastalrugs.com/Actions/fadingslideshow.html)

It’s worth noting that the Mootools Action doesn’t work on the same page as Scriptaculous effects so as long as you avoid putting the two together you shouldn’t have a problem.

Hope that helps

Jon

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