Networking with Microsoft Windows Vista- P6: A better solution is to increase the number of computers available. Now that machines with fast processors, ample RAM, and massive hard disk space can be had for just a few hundred dollars, a multiple-machine setup is an affordable proposition for most homes. | 234 Networking with Microsoft Windows Vista 5. If you also want Vista to apply this template to all the subfolders in the network share click to activate the Also Apply This Template to All Subfolders check box. 6. Click OK. You can now open the network share and click Slide Show in the taskbar as shown in Figure . Slide Show FIGURE Click the Slide Show button to start the network-based slideshow. Display Network Images in the Slide Show Gadget Windows Vista s Sidebar is a new feature that holds one or more gadgets for displaying the time the date the current weather stock data RSS feed headlines and more. There s also a Slide Show gadget that displays a series of images from a folder that you can choose. The default folder is Pictures but you can configure the gadget to display images from a network share. Follow these steps to configure the Slide Show gadget to use a network share n lfn If you don t have the HvlC Sidebar onscreen you can display it by selecting Start All Programs Accessories Windows Sidebar. The Sidebar appears on the right side of the screen and the default gadget collection includes the Slide Show gadget. It usually appears between the Clock gadget and the Feed Headlines gadget. If you don t see the Slide Show gadget right-click the Sidebar and then click Add Gadgets to open the gadgets gallery then double-click the Slide Show gadget. lease purchase PDF Split-Merge on to remove this watermark. CHAPTER 10 Taking Advantage of Your Network 235 1. Right-click the Slide Show gadget and then click Options. The Slide Show dialog box appears. 2. Click the . button to the right of the Folder list. The Browse for Folder dialog box appears. 3. Click Network to display the list of computers on your network. 4. Click the computer that contains the shared folder you want to use. 5. Select the network share you want to use. 6. Click OK. The Photos share appears in the Folder list as shown in Figure . FIGURE .
