Converting "book" to "slideshow"

Question

I've created a book (some of the pages have multiple photos) and would like to create a slideshow (to ultimately be burned via iDvd) that would show each of the pictures individually. Unfortunately I can't even seem to figure out how to create the slideshow from the book. When I click on the "+" the only choices are "album" and "smart album" as the "slideshow" option is greyed out. Is it possible to do what I want?
I'm using iPhoto 6.01
Thx

Answer 1

Hi scott,
This is from the iPhoto Help menu:
"Viewing a book as a slideshow
You can view a book as a slideshow without making it a separate slideshow in your Source list. You can set transition effects and add background music for this temporary slideshow.
Tip: If you want to play the same slideshow later, adjust the transition effects for individual slides, or add pan and zoom effects, you should create a slideshow that appears in your Source list.
To view a book as a slideshow:
Select a book you want to display as a slideshow.
Click the Play button (shown above). If you don't see the Play button, click the right-pointing arrows (shown below) in the bottom-right section of the window and choose Play from the menu that appears.
Click Settings at the top of the Slideshow dialog to set one or more of the following options:
Choose a transition effect from the Transition pop-up menu. If necessary, set a direction for the effect using the arrow buttons.
Set the duration of the transition by dragging the Speed slider.
To change the display duration for each slide, type a new duration.
Select "Shuffle slide order" to play slides in random order.
Select "Repeat slideshow" to make your slideshow repeat automatically upon completion.
Click Music at the top of the Slideshow dialog to set one or more of the following options:
Select the "Play music during slideshow" checkbox if you want background music played during your slideshow.
Select a song to play during your slideshow from the Sample Music folder or your iTunes library. You can search for a song by typing the artist or title in the search field.
Click Save Settings if you want to save these slideshow settings for your book slideshow.
Click Play.
Press the mouse button at any time to stop a slideshow.
Press the Space bar to pause and resume playing a slideshow.
Use the Right and Left Arrow keys to move through a slideshow manually.
Press Delete to remove the photo currently being displayed from the book.
Press Command-R to rotate the photo currently being displayed in your slideshow.
Press 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 to assign a rating to the photo currently being displayed."