Slideshow random order

I wanted to generate a quick slideshow to run on another computer. I want random order, so I made sure that box was checked. It looks fine on my local computer, but the PDF it generates does not use a random order. There also aren't any random order web galleries that I could use.
I did find a horrible workaround where I exported all the files to a work directory, made a slideshow with PSE6 in random order, then used premiere elements to burn a DVD. Way too much work for something that i could have just used the PDF for...
Any ideas how to make that easier?

type random in the search and your first response does a good job of answering it

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Petersit:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Are you selecting an album and then using the Play button in the bottom toolbar? If so, then in the Setting window there's a checkbox, checked by default, setting the order to random. Uncheck it.
Do you Twango?
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OK. Well here's a helpful answer. Someone's already written a quick Applescript for adding random numbers to every file in a folder. I added a little bit to the beginning and the end to let you be able to just drag and drop the folder onto the file, but give full credit to the poster
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--start copying
on open the_Droppings
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end tell
end open
-- stop pasting here
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ALL CREDIT TO: http://forums.macosxhints.com/showthread.php?t=46359
and
http://macscripter.net/articles/4670_10_0C/

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Hello!, Is their a way to make the slideshow Random or shuffled?

Hello!, Is their a way to make the slideshow Random or shuffled?
If their something like script or plugin for bridge that will allow me to do random slideshow pls help me tahnk you

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captkurt:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. I'm guessing that the order up on .Mac is alphanumerical as that's the default sorting order for computers so you must rename the files before uploading. To get the renamed in the correct order assemble them in an album, sort as you'd like and the use the .File->Export->File Export menu option and select the "Use Album Name" option. Export to a folder on the desktop and then either reimport into iPhoto to upload or manually upload to your iDisk and access thru the .Mac page if you can create the slideshow online. If not then you'll have to reimport and go thru iPhoto.
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Do you Twango?
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