# Getting started

## Installation

To install Toddler Slides, run the self extracting installer, ToddlerSlides.exe. The installer needs to unpack all necessary setup files into a temporary folder. Simply leave the default options and Toddler Slides setup will begin.

When the actual setup procedure starts, click the "Next" button to advance through the setup dialog boxes. Choose the destination directory instructed to do so. Simply follow the prompts.

When installation is complete, Toddler Slides can be started from the Start menu. Alternately, you can double-click the executable in the installation folder.

## Starting a new slide show

After you run toddler slides, go to the "Run" menu and choose "Options". This will bring up the options dialog box. The Options dialog box contains two tabs. Use the button in the first tab ("data" tab) to select the folder that contains the images and the sounds to be used. You may also adjust other Options of the program.

Press "ok" to close the options dialog box and return to the main screen of the program. The list on the left should display the image and sound files that were found within the selected directory. You may select an item to see a preview of the image on the right half of the main application window and/or hear the corresponding sound. Make sure that images and sounds are correctly associated with each other.

After you make sure that everything is ok, go to the "Run" menu and choose "Run" to start the slideshow. Use to replay the sound of a slide and and to navigate within slides. When you are finished, type "q", "u", "i", "t" to quit the show and return to the main application window.