# Slideshow
The **Slideshow** displays up to 8 auto-rotating slides to showcase your product images. You can fine-tune how your images look, all slide headings and colors, and add a mobile-specific image for the best experience across all devices.
> **Tip** | See the [Slideshow split](/lorenza/sections/theme-sections/slideshow-split.md) section to show two images or autoplay videos in a single slide.
## Set up section
Add this section to any template (except Checkout) and use the drag-and-drop handles to re-order its position. You can add this section multiple times with different content and settings.
{% hint style="warning" %}
Editing a template changes all pages that use that template. To edit specific pages, you can [create new templates](/lorenza/general/editing-themes/using-templates.md#create-and-assign-multiple-templates) or [use metafields and dynamic sources](/lorenza/general/adapting-your-theme/dynamic-content-with-metafields.md).
{% endhint %}
STEPS
In your theme editor (**Customize**):
1. Select a **Template** to edit from the dropdown menu in the top bar.
> Learn how to use templates in our [Templates guide](/lorenza/general/editing-themes/using-templates.md).
2. Under **Template**, click **(+) Add section** and select **Slideshow**.
3. Click and hold the drag-and-drop handles **`⋮⋮`** to re-order your sections.
### Add image slides
Add up to 8 slides with unique images, headings, buttons, and custom colors.
STEPS
In your theme editor (**Customize**):
1. Click **(+) Add slide** and/or click on the **Slide block** to open the settings.
2. Under **Image**, click **Select image** to upload and select your image file.
> There are no required images dimensions. We recommend images that are **square (1:1)** or **landscape (3:2)** (wider than tall) with a minimum width of **`2050px`** for optimal quality across all devices.
3. (*Optional*.) Under **Mobile image**, click **Select image** to upload and select an alternate slide image that will show only on mobile.
> You may want a different image that works best with mobile screen dimensions.
4. Select the **Image focal point** to choose which section of the image to keep centered within the slide.
> This setting ensures the key part of your image appears when cropping occurs.
> To turn off cropping, you can set the Slideshow image height to **Original**.
5. (*Optional*.) Click and hold the drag handles **`⋮⋮`** to rearrange the blocks:
> Click **Remove block** in the block settings to delete a block.
> Click the **Eye icon** to hide or unhide a block.
6. Click **Save**.
### Add slide headings
Add headings for your slides and change the text size and position.
STEPS
In your theme editor (**Customize**):
1. Click the **Slide** block to open the settings.
2. Add a **Heading** as a title of slide.
> We recommended a short title of just a few words.
3. (*Optional.*) Add a **Small heading** to display above the Heading.
> We recommended using the small heading as a label or category for what you're showcasing in the slide, such as "Products", "Collections", or "Blog posts", etc.
4. Add **Subheading** text to display below the heading.
> We recommend two or three short sentences.
5. (*Optional*) Use the sliders to adjust the **Heading size** and **Subheading size**.
6. Use the **Max width of text** slider to control the maximum width of the headings.
> Use this setting to create a clean visual shape for your text and avoid unwanted line breaks.
7. Select a **Text container color** to display your slide content in a solid box container. By default, the color is set to transparent.
8. Change the **Text color** to make sure the headings are readable against the other colors or your slide image.
9. Change the position of the slide content by selecting the **Text alignment**.
10. (*Optional*.) Select an **Overlay color** to display overtop of the image and adjust the **Overlay opacity** using the slider.
> The **Overlay** lets you control the brightness and tone of images. Use this setting to balance it with other images and to increase contrast with headings so they're readable.
> Set the opacity to *0%* to turn off the overlay color; set it to *100%* to create a solid color block with no image.
11. (*Optional*.) Click the **Overlay gradient** option to add a color overlay that fades across a range of hues.
> You can choose the style, angle, position, and opacity of the gradient. See Shopify's [color gradient guide](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/online-store/themes/theme-structure/color-scheme#gradients) to learn more.
12. Click **Save**.
### Add buttons
Link to your collections or products or any other page with a call-to-action button. Add **Button text** to display a button or leave this field blank to make the entire block a clickable link.
STEPS
In your theme editor (**Customize**):
1. Click on the **Slide block** you wish to edit.
2. Select or paste a **Link**.
> Make sure you copy the full URL, including **`https://`** at the start. For example: **`https://instagram.com/abc123`**.
3. Add **Button text** to display a button underneath the headings. Leave the **Button text** blank to make the entire block a clickable link.
> The entire slide will become a link if no **Button text** is added.
> The most effective button labels ask customers to do something (e.g. Get started, Join us, Shop now). To learn more, read ["What is a Call to Action?"](https://www.thebalancesmb.com/call-to-action-1794380).
4. Change the colors for the **Button text** and **Button background** to match your branding and slide content.
5. Click **Save**.
## Section style
### Slideshow height (image cropping)
The **Slideshow** section can display your slides at a **Custom height** or show your uploaded images with their **Original height** without cropping.
STEPS
In your theme editor (**Customize**):
1. Click on the **Slideshow** section to open the settings.
2. Choose to display slides images with a **Custom** or their **Original** height (without cropping).
> The **Custom** setting will make all slides uniform in height.
> For the **Original** setting, we recommend uploading images with the same dimensions to avoid irregularity in the slideshow height when rotating.
3. If **Custom** height is selected: adjust the **Height** and **Mobile Height** of your slide images between 50% to 100% of the maximum height.
> When **Custom height** is set to 50%, the slideshow will always display at half the height of the customer's screen or window height.
4. Click **Save**.
### Time between slides
By default, multiple slides will rotate every **5** seconds. You can choose to display each slide between **5** to **15** seconds.
STEPS
In your theme editor (**Customize**):
1. Click on the **Slideshow** section to open the section settings.
2. Move the slider to set the **time between slides** between **`3`** to **`15`** seconds.
3. Click **Save**.
## Settings reference
Click on the section to find the following settings:
| Setting | Description |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Image Height | Set the image height to Custom or Original. Select Original to display your uploaded image without cropping. |
| Custom height | The height of the mobile slideshow as a percentage of the screen height. Your image will be cropped to match the height. If the custom height is 100%, the slideshow will expand the full height of any screen. |
| Time between slides | The number of seconds each slide is shown before rotating. Choose between 5 seconds and 15 seconds. |
| Subheading text | Enter subheading text to display below the heading. Use the formatting buttons to add text styles, links, or lists. To learn more, see Shopify's [Rich text editor manual](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/shopify-admin/productivity-tools/rich-text-editor#format-text-with-the-rich-text-editor). |
| Max width of text | Use the slider to control the maximum width and line breaks of the headings. |
| Link | Choose a page from your store to be link to from the section's call to action button. |
| Link text | Add text to be used on the call to action button. |
| Text alignment | Select the position of the headings using the dropdown. |
Click on the **Slide blocks** to find the following settings:
| Setting | Description |
| ------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Image | There are no required images dimensions. We recommend images that are square (1:1) or landscape (3:2) (wider than tall) with a minimum width of 2050px for optimal quality across all devices. |
| Mobile image | Add alternate image to displayed only on mobile devices |
| Image focal point |
Select the Media focal point to control what part of the image to center within the slide.
Use the focal point to make sure the key part of your image or video won't be cropped when it overflows the size of the block.
|
| Mobile image focal point | Select the Media focal point to control what part of the image to center within the slide. |
| Small heading | Add mini heading text in all capitals above the heading. We recommended a one or two word label. |
| Heading | Add heading text to display as the slide title. |
| Subheading | Add subheading text to display below the heading. Use the formatting buttons to add text styles, links, or lists. To learn more, see Shopify's [Rich text editor manual](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/shopify-admin/productivity-tools/rich-text-editor#format-text-with-the-rich-text-editor). |
| Heading font size | Use the slider to change the font size of the heading. |
| Subheading font size | Use the slider to change the font size of the subheading. |
| Max width of heading | Use the slider to control the maximum width and line breaks of the heading. |
| Max width of subheading | Use the slider to control the maximum width and line breaks of the subheading. |
| Link | Select or paste a link for the button or slide. |
| Button text | Add custom text for your call-to-action button. |
| Text alignment | Position the Heading, Subheading, and Button to one of nine quadrants of the block. |
| Color | Select the text, button, background, and overlay color of the block. |
| Overlay opacity | Use the slider to adjust the transparency of the overlay color. |
| Text container color | Choose a color to display your slide content in a solid color box. |
| Text color | Choose the color of the slide text. |
| Button text color | Select the color of the button label (e.g. "Shop now") |
| Button background color | Select the color of the entire button background. |
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> **Related links**
>
> [Image hero](/lorenza/sections/theme-sections/image-hero.md)\
> [Gallery](/lorenza/sections/theme-sections/gallery.md)\
> [Slideshow split](/lorenza/sections/theme-sections/slideshow-split.md)
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