Chapter 37. Showing Off Your Pictures

Most people display pictures on their desk inside picture frames or hung on the wall as posters. The problem is that an ordinary picture frame or poster can get boring after a while—it always shows the same picture until you replace it with another one.

Rather than force yourself to deal with such archaic display technology, you can store and display pictures on your Macintosh screen. By turning your Macintosh into an electronic picture frame, you can display the same image or multiple images one after another in a slideshow.

Project goal: Learn different ways to show off your pictures on your Macintosh.

What You’ll Be Using

To show off your pictures, you’ll use the following:

  • The Finder

  • The System Preferences program ...

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