Creating a Slide Show Utilizing Flickr

As I was glancing over some of the other blogs, I notice that some of you guys had problems setting up a slide show on your blog.  Don't worry, it took me about three hours to set up all my images.

Through Flickr you can upload your images for family and friends to see, add comments and edit your images.

Utilizing Flickr, there are two types of slideshows you can create:  One can be a gadget on your side bar, and the other can be inserted into a post.

For the first slideshow, set up all your images in a folder on your desktop, and then retrieve them through Flickr.  

After uploading and finalizing all your images, return to your blog.  

From there go to  the "Layout" tab, select a "Gadget", choose "Slideshow", select Flickr as the source, click user under option and then type in your username.  

If your slideshow does not appear, then go back to Flickr, and make sure that your page has an official web address.  This can be done by visiting your Flickr home-page, where you will find an option to create your web address for your account.

However, if you want your slideshow to appear in your post, the best thing to do is to create an account on Flickr and use their slideshow format.  

Once your account has been created, go to your "Photostream" page which you will find under the "You" tab.  On the far right hand corner you will see an icon for slideshow.  

Once your slideshow has come up, click on the tab located on the right hand side that says "Share".  

Then copy the HTML address that is listed and copy it into your post.  Make sure that your post is under the HTML format and not under the compose format.  

You may then publish your blog post and voila, you now have your own slideshow.