Slideshow & fullscreen

Tap a photo or video in the gallery and it opens in fullscreen – the best way to browse your event in peace. Fullscreen does far more than just display: browse, zoom, like, comment, share, download, report, view details and start an automatic slideshow.

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Tapping a photo opens fullscreen. ① the icon bar in the top right – on a computer with Like, Comments, Slideshow, the three-dot menu, Fullscreen and Close, on a phone only Slideshow, the menu and Close, ② Details reveals title, album and capture data, ③ the arrow to the next photo – on a phone you can swipe instead. Like and Comments sit next to Details at the bottom on a phone.

Note

Which buttons and actions you see depends on the event and on your role. Some features (likes, comments, sharing, downloads) must be enabled by the host first – see “Actions on the current photo” below.

1. Opening & closing

You can open fullscreen in several ways:

• Tap a photo or video in the gallery.
• From the activity feed or via a shared link – the photo opens directly in fullscreen.

To close you have several options – pick whatever is quickest:

1. Swipe down (fastest on a phone). The image follows your finger, shrinks slightly, and the gallery shows through behind it. Past about 100 pixels or with a quick flick it closes. Pull the image back up and the gesture cancels.

2. Tap the ✕ in the top right (labelled “Close slideshow”).

3. On a computer press Esc.

   Caution

   If you are in true fullscreen (see section 7), Esc first exits only fullscreen and not the slideshow. A second Esc then closes the slideshow.

4. On a phone/browser the back gesture or back button usually closes it too.

2. Browsing (moving between photos)

There are several ways to move on:

On a computer you page through with the arrows at the edges – right for the next photo, left for the previous one. On a phone you swipe sideways instead.

• Swipe left or right (on a phone). The image follows your finger; past roughly a third of the screen width (at most about 160 pixels) or with a short, quick flick it jumps to the next or previous photo.
• Arrow buttons: on a computer centred at the left and right edges, on a phone at the bottom left and right (labelled “Previous image” / “Next image”). An arrow is hidden when there is no previous or next image.
• Arrow keys ← → on a computer.
• Dragging with the mouse button held down on desktop also changes the image.

Note

When you reach the end of the loaded photos, the gallery automatically loads more if available. At the very start or end the corresponding arrow is missing – that is normal.

3. Showing & hiding the controls (distraction-free view)

For undisturbed viewing you can hide the top and bottom bars:

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In the ⋮ menu, Hide controls switches to the undisturbed view. The same entry then reads Show controls – tapping the photo brings them back too.

• A single tap on the photo hides or shows the bars again. (On videos a tap toggles between play and pause instead.)
• Via the eye icon (“Hide controls” / “Show controls”) or in the ⋮ menu under View Options.
• On a computer, the H key.

Why the tap feels slightly delayed on a phone

On a phone the single tap reacts with a slight delay: the app first waits out the double-tap window (300 ms), because otherwise a double-tap meant as a like would also flip the controls along the way. If no second tap arrives, it toggles afterwards. On a computer there is no such delay – a mouse click acts immediately.

Tip

Even with the bars hidden, a faint eye button stays in the top right. Hover over it and it becomes clearer – so you can always get back to the controls.

4. Zooming

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Open ⋮ › Help to show the Gesture Controls. Highlighted is the zoom row: pinch to zoom in and out, drag to pan the zoomed photo.

• Pinch with two fingers on a phone – up to 5× magnification.
• Ctrl + mouse wheel or a touchpad pinch on a computer.
• While zoomed, drag with your finger or the mouse to move around the image (pan).
• Double-tapping an already zoomed image resets the zoom to normal size.

Caution

Double-tapping does not zoom in – at normal size a double-tap triggers a like (see section 8). To zoom in, use pinch or Ctrl + mouse wheel. While an image is zoomed, swiping to browse and swiping down to close are disabled – zoom back out first.

5. Opening the details

Here is how to reach the full information about the current photo:

• Swipe up (on a phone) opens the photo details Instagram-style.
• The Details button in the bottom bar.
• The small (i) info button next to it – it only appears when there is extra information such as a description, album or task.

Open the photo information from the bottom bar with “Details”.

Note

In true fullscreen (section 7) the swipe-up gesture is disabled. Use the Details button there instead.

6. The details dialog – what’s inside

The Image Details dialog gathers everything about a photo:

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The details dialog: figures, uploader, description, album and camera info at a glance. Recognised people only appear in it when face recognition is running for the event. ① the figures: Likes, Comments, Shares, Downloads, Views. A tile only shows when its number is above zero – for the first four also only when the feature is switched on for the event; Views always counts. Likes, Comments and Downloads are clickable and open the matching list. ② View on Map under Metadata & Location – only for photos carrying a GPS location; below it sit capture date and camera info. ③ the button row at the bottom. It fills up in order with Like, Comments, Share, Download – and, if you are allowed to, Edit, Unpublish, Delete. On wide screens the first four of them sit in the row, on a phone the first three; the rest live under More (if only one entry is left there, it joins the row instead). In between you find uploader and date, the Description (with Edit if you uploaded the photo or manage the event) and Albums, if the photo belongs to one.

• Statistics bar at the top: likes, comments, shares, downloads and views – each shown only when the feature is active for the event and there is actually something to count. Clicking the likes shows who liked; clicking the comments opens the comment dialog.
• Uploader & date: the uploader’s avatar and nickname (or “Anonymous”). A click opens their profile. Plus the relative date, e.g. “2 hrs ago”.
• Status note: if the image is not yet published you see a warning note.
• Description, albums and task: albums and tasks appear as clickable chips – a click filters the gallery to that album or task and closes fullscreen.
• People (faces): only when face recognition is enabled for the event. Clicking a face filters the gallery to that person. More on this: Face search.
• Camera & location: camera model, lens, capture time and location – only if stored in the photo. Clicking the location opens the map view.
• Action buttons at the bottom: like, comments, share and download (depending on what’s enabled). If there are too many, the rest move into a More submenu.

For hosts, moderators & admins

As a moderator, owner or admin you also see Edit (description, albums, task, crop, rotation), Publish/Unpublish and Delete in the details dialog. In edit mode you can name or hide detected faces. You reach the moderation and admin areas via the profile menu in the top right.

7. Fullscreen & immersive mode

True fullscreen is ideal for presenting on a big screen.

• On a computer: the double-arrow button in the top right (“Enter fullscreen” / “Exit fullscreen”) or the F key.
• On a phone: there is no separate button in the bar – find the entry in the ⋮ menu under View Options. On iPhone Safari, which has no real fullscreen mode, an immersive mode is used instead: the bars disappear and the image fills the screen.
• Exit: press F again, the double-arrow button, Esc (exits only fullscreen, not the slideshow) or a swipe down.

8. Actions on the current photo – every way

Most actions offer several equivalent ways – via the bar, the ⋮ menu, a gesture, the photo’s context menu (on a computer) or the details dialog.

The photo’s context menu (on a computer)

On a computer you can right-click directly on the large image. That opens its own short menu with exactly these entries:

• Like or Unlike – only when liking is enabled for the event.
• Download – only when downloading is allowed.
• Share – only when sharing is allowed.
• Report – always present.

Right-click on the large image: because you already liked this photo the first entry reads Unlike – otherwise it would say Like.

This menu does not exist on a phone

Unlike the tiles in the gallery grid, pressing and holding the large image opens no menu: that surface is reserved for swiping, zooming and double-tapping, and a long-press would clash with those gestures. On a phone you reach the same actions through the control bar and the ⋮ menu (section 9).

The context menu on the gallery tiles is a different thing – there the long-press does work. See Downloading photos.

The individual actions

Like – only when enabled for the event:

• Double-tap the photo (a heart animation appears right at the tap point).
• The heart button in the bar (top right on a computer with a counter, in the bottom bar on a phone).
• The photo’s context menu → Like.
• The like button in the details dialog.
• Triggering it again removes the like. More on this: Likes & comments.

Comment – only when enabled for the event:

• The speech-bubble button (top right on a computer, in the bottom bar on a phone); the counter shows the total.
• The Comments entry in the details dialog. More on this: Likes & comments.

Download – only when allowed for the event:

• ⋮ menu → Actions section → Download.
• The photo’s context menu → Download.
• The details dialog → Download. More on this: Downloading photos.

Share – only when allowed for the event:

• ⋮ menu → Actions → Share.
• The photo’s context menu → Share, or the details dialog.
• Where possible your device’s native share dialog opens, otherwise a dialog with the link. A brief “Preparing image for sharing…” hint may appear. More on this: Sharing photos.

Report – always available, for everyone:

• ⋮ menu → Information section → Report.
• The photo’s context menu → Report. More on this: Reporting content.

Which actions are visible?

Likes, comments, sharing and downloads must be enabled by the host under Settings → Features. Important: likes are off by default and must be switched on separately; comments, sharing and downloads are usually on from the start. In addition, the event’s plan must include the feature. If an icon is missing, the feature isn’t enabled for this event. Report is always available.

9. The ⋮ menu in detail

The ⋮ button (three dots) in the top right gathers the remaining actions.

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The ⋮ menu gathers view options, actions and information. ① the ⋮ menu in the toolbar at the top right – to its left sit like, comments, play, full screen and close. ② Actions with Download and Share: this section only exists when downloading or sharing is allowed for the event – with both switched off it disappears entirely. ③ Information with Report and Help. Above them sits View Options with Hide controls (on a phone also Enter full screen). The Management section – Unpublish and Delete – only appears if you manage the event or uploaded the photo yourself; guests never see it.

• View Options: turn fullscreen on/off (phone only), hide/show controls.
• Actions: Download, Share – this whole section is missing when both are switched off.
• Information: Report (always), Help (gesture overview).
• Management (moderator/owner/admin only): Publish/Unpublish, Delete (with confirmation – deleted images stay in the trash for 30 days and can be restored).

The ⋮ menu is always there

The ⋮ button never disappears: View Options and Information are always present, so there is always something to show. Only the Actions section can end up empty. That means Report and Help are reachable through this menu on every device.

10. Automatic slideshow

The round play button starts automatic playback. A countdown ring shows the time left until the next image (default: 3 seconds). Tap again to pause. While the slideshow runs, the other bars are minimised – only the play ring stays.

Tip

If the photo wall is enabled for the event, tapping play opens a small menu with Start slideshow and Live photo wall – ideal for a big screen. More on this: Live photo wall.

With the photo wall enabled, the play button opens this menu: Start slideshow or Live photo wall.

11. Videos & motion pictures

• Videos play right in fullscreen. A tap on the video toggles between play and pause.
• In the bottom bar you’ll find a play/pause button and a progress bar (click, tap or drag to jump to a spot, with an mm:ss time). The sound button in the top right mutes or unmutes. The mute state applies to all videos together.
• Motion pictures (live photos / animated photos) carry a small badge in the top left and loop automatically – without sound.

Note

When you switch to another video, the previous one is paused and reset.

12. Gesture overview

The gesture overview sums up all finger gestures:

• Swipe left/right – navigate between images.
• Swipe up – view image details.
• Tap – show or hide the controls.
• Double-tap – like at normal size; reset when zoomed in.
• Pinch – zoom in/out.
• Drag when zoomed in – move around the image.
• Swipe down – close.

Bring back the gesture overview

The very first time you open a photo the overview appears automatically – but only on a phone and only once; after 10 seconds (or on a tap) it fades out. On a computer it never appears automatically. You can bring it back any time via the ⋮ menu → Help.

13. Keyboard shortcuts (on a computer)

Key	Function
← / →	previous / next photo
F	fullscreen on/off
H	hide/show the controls
Esc	in fullscreen: exit fullscreen only; otherwise close the slideshow (may need two presses)

When the shortcuts don't fire

These rules apply to all shortcuts in the table, not just the arrow keys:

• While Alt, Ctrl or Cmd is held down the shortcut is ignored – that keeps your browser shortcuts (such as Ctrl + F) usable.
• While a dialog is open – Download Options, Share, Image Details or the gesture help –, the shortcuts do nothing. Close the dialog first.

There is no keyboard shortcut for sharing; use the ⋮ menu, the photo’s context menu or the details dialog instead.

Example

On a laptop you want to go through the dinner photos in peace: click the first picture, then F for full screen and H so the controls disappear. ← and → move you along. One press of Esc only leaves full screen – the second one closes the slideshow. Press F while the details dialog is open and nothing happens: with a dialog open every shortcut is inert, so close it first.

14. Troubleshooting

Common questions

• No heart button? Likes aren’t enabled for the event (they must be switched on separately) or the plan doesn’t include the feature.
• No “Actions” section in the ⋮ menu? Download and share are both switched off. The ⋮ button itself stays – you can still reach Report and Help through it.
• Right-click on the image does nothing (on a phone)? There is no long-press menu on the large image. Use the control bar or the ⋮ menu.
• Swipe up doesn’t open details? You’re in true fullscreen – use the Details button or exit fullscreen.
• Double-tap doesn’t zoom in? That’s correct – zoom with pinch or Ctrl + mouse wheel. At normal size, double-tap is reserved for liking.
• Keyboard shortcuts not responding? A dialog is open, or you’re holding Alt/Ctrl/Cmd.
• Arrows missing? You’re at the start or end of the gallery.
• “No Images Available”? All images were deleted or filtered out – close fullscreen and adjust the filter.
• Share says “Still processing”? The image isn’t finished yet – wait a moment and try again.

Related topics

• Likes & comments – double-tap, heart button and comments.
• Downloading photos – every way to save, including from the grid.
• Sharing photos – the link and the native share dialog.
• Reporting content – what happens after a report.
• Live photo wall – the slideshow on a big screen.