Shuffle photos in slideshow

Is it possible to shuffle photos in an iPhoto slideshow project? I created a temporary slideshow with this feature, but need to export it to iDVD. I have photos spanning decades and want them to appear randomly without me having to rearrange them all.

The only option to shuffle photos in a slideshow is if you click on an album and use the play button at the bottom:
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That settings page is only reached after the slideshow begins playing. Those settings can be saved as the default setting for that particular album even if you replace the photos with other photos.
That same settings window is available thru the sideshow mode when playing but the random option is not selectable.

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