====== Understand Full Slide Duration and KFSD ======

==== Full Slide Duration ====

Full Slide Duration refers to the length of time a slide is visible on screen.

An example:

  * In Settings / Preferences / Project set your project up as shown below with "Show full slide duration" and "Keep full slide duration" ticked
  * In Setings / Preferences / Toolbars / Status Bar Tick Slide Duration and Full Slide Duration

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  * In Project Options set a 10 second Slide Duration and a Zero second Transition Duration
  * Drag four images into the Slide List

The Slide List View:

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The Timeline View:

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  * The Information at the bottom of the screen shows that the Full Duration and the Duration are both 10s
  * Slide 1 = 0 to 10s
  * Slide 2 = 10s to 20s
  * Slide 3 = 20s to 30s
  * Slide 4 = 30s to 40s

  * Add a Transition Duration of 2 seconds to Slide 2 using the AB button in the Slide View

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  * The 10s Full Slide Duration is retained for all slides
  * Slide 1 = 0 to 10s
  * Slide 2 = 8s to 18s
  * Slide 3 = 18s to 28s
  * Slide 4 = 28s to 38s 

Add a 2s transition to all slides:

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==== Keep Full Slide Duration ====

//**Note: If the setting of Keep Full Slide Duration is altered in the middle of a Project - ONLY new slides added to the Slides List will have the NEW SETTING. All previous slides will retain the Previous Setting.**//

There are two questions that need to be answered in order to explain Keep Full Slide Duration:

  * "WHAT" is Kept?
  
  * More importantly: "WHEN" is "it" Kept?

The first question is simple to answer: The Full Slide Duration is Kept.

The answer to the second question is a little more complicated.

Example 1:

  * Here we see a Timeline with Four slides each with a Full Slide Duration of 10 seconds and 2 seconds Transition Duration
  * The Keep Full Slide Duration was ticked when the slides were added to the Slide List - so they are "KFSD Slides"
  * Opening Slide Options for each individual slide will show the option "Keep full slide Duration" = Ticked

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  * If we now go to the Slide List and change the Transition Duration of Slide 2 to 4s by means of the AB button the Full Slide Duration of all slides is retained or "Kept"

The Timeline View:

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  * Slide 1 = 0 to 10s
  * Slide 2 = 6s to 16s
  * Slide 3 = 14s to 24s
  * Slide 4 = 22s to 32s 

//**Please Note that changing Transition and/or Slide Durations by DRAGGING in the Timeline does NOT retain or Keep Full Slide Duration**//

Example 2:

  * Using the last example I have added a Video to the Slide List between Slides 2 and 3 the duration of which is 35.602 seconds
  * The Video is added as a Keep Full Slide Duration slide

The Slide List View is shown below

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The Timeline View:

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The Full Slide Duration of all Slides is retained.

In the next image the Video is moved (IN THE SLIDE LIST View) from its position between slides 2 and 3 to a position between slides 3 and 4

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Once again the Full Slide Duration of all slides is KEPT or Retained.

//**Please Note that changing Transition and/or Slide Durations by DRAGGING in the Timeline does NOT retain or Keep Full Slide Duration**//