How to Set Custom Slide Duration

Slide Duration

The Slide Duration options in the [definition_tip term=”Module Editor”]Module Editor[/definition_tip] let you control the time each [definition_tip term=”slide”]slide[/definition_tip] stays in view on the browser window before changing to the next slide.

You can:

• Configure slide duration globally so all slides have the same duration.
• And you can also set the duration for slides individually to give them different stay times.

Let’s learn how to configure slide duration in both these ways.

Slide Duration – Global

Slide duration configured globally will be applied on all the slides, and each slide will take the same time before changing to another.

All [definition_tip term=”module”]modules[/definition_tip], whether blank or [definition_tip term=”template”]template[/definition_tip] based, have a default global slide duration set. However, you can change this global default if you choose.

You can follow these steps to find the global Slide Duration option and input your duration value.

Go to the Module General Options tab in the sidebar and into the Defaults sub-section:

In the Default Basics panel, find the Slide Duration option:

Then add a custom value in milliseconds, e.g.: 5000ms = 5 seconds.

When the Slide Duration value changes, you’ll see the time on the marker at the end of the timeline also changes to match, and any OUT animations in the slide will position themselves at the new end time:

Slide Duration – Individual Slide

Customize the time duration for specific slides to prioritize important content and extend their visibility on the screen.

Follow these steps to modify the Slide Duration for each slide.

Go to the Slide Options tab from the right sidebar and the Progress sub-section:

Then in the Progress panel, find the Slide Length option, which will have the word default In it, if it hasn’t previously been given a custom value:

To provide the slide with a custom duration, replace the word default with a time value in milliseconds.

Sometimes, there’s a minimum value to ensure enough room for all animations on the timeline. If so, and a value is entered that’s too small, that value will automatically be increased to the minimum.

For example, if a value of 3000ms is entered for the slide pictured below; there’s not enough space for its animations, so the number is automatically increased to 5840ms:

Repeat the process for each slide to set a custom duration, and they will change at your preferred time.

If you need to return the duration of a slide back to the global setting, delete the custom value from its Slide Length option, and you’ll see the word default reappear in the field.