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# Slideshow

Controls the slideshow in Photos.

| Parameters | Description                                                                                                                                         |
| ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Action     | <ul><li>Start Slideshow</li><li>Stop Slideshow</li><li>Pause Slideshow</li><li>Resume Slideshow</li><li>Next Slide</li><li>Previous Slide</li></ul> |
| Album      | If Start Slideshow is chosen as the action, select the album.                                                                                       |

| Returns | Description                                                           |
| ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Boolean | True if the slideshow operation was succesfully run, error otherwise. |

Here is an example Slideshow Controller shortcut that uses this action:

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