Slideshows

Avoid Caption Creep

If you add captions to your slideshow, keep in mind that the longer the caption, the more it will intrude into the space where the slide content is shown. As a workaround, you can add extra space to the bottom of your content. Also, you might want to make sure the most important information in the slide is seen in the upper portion of the slide.

Avoid Very Tall Content

It is a good idea to avoid really tall content in slideshows. Otherwise, content in other slides may look awkward if you do not have "Adaptive height" set. If you want to include images that are rather large, you can set those images to show as thumbnails so that they are not seen at their original size until the user clicks them. See Showing Images as Thumbnails in Output.

Bullets vs. Thumbnails for Navigation

As far as navigation at the bottom of a slideshow is concerned, you have the option to use bullets or thumbnail images. Bullets are probably best when the order of the slideshow is important. Thumbnails are best when the order is not that important; they allow users to easily click and find the exact slide they want to see.