Cannot sort photos in slideshow

When creating a slideshow it seem not to work as expected:
1)
I cannot sort the photos as I want. When I drag and move a photo it reorders everything in a for me rabdom way and nothing is in the place I expected it to be.
2)
I cannot edit text in the title line. When marking the text I can move the cursor through the characters but I cannot enter new or delete existing, it is like it is locked for editing.
3)
There is no switch in the settings for "random order" as there use to be when playing a slideshow directly from an album.
4)
And more strange things....
Help, Please

There are 9 different versions of iPhoto and they run on 9 different versions of the Operating System. The tricks and tips for dealing with issues vary depending on the version of iPhoto and the version of the OS. So to get help you need to give as much information as you can. Include things like:
- What version of iPhoto.
- What version of the Operating System.
- Details. As full a description of the problem as you can. For example, if you have a problem with exporting, then explain by describing how you are trying to export, and so on.
- History: Is this going on long? Has anything been installed or deleted? - Are there error messages?
- What steps have you tried already to solve the issue.
- Anything unusual about your set up? Or how you use iPhoto?
Anything else you can think of that might help someone understand the problem you have.

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