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, view details and start an automatic slideshow.

A single photo shown in the gallery's fullscreen mode with visible controls — Tapping a photo opens fullscreen.

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:

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.
Tap the ✕ in the top right (labelled “Close slideshow”).
On a computer press Esc.

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.
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:

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.

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

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

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.

4. Zooming

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.

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.

Bottom control bar in fullscreen with the Details button highlighted — Open the photo information from the bottom bar with “Details”.“

6. The details dialog – what’s inside

The Image Details dialog gathers everything about a photo:

Image details dialog with statistics, uploader, date, album, people and capture info — The details dialog: statistics, uploader, album, people and camera info at a glance.

Statistics bar at the top: likes, comments, shares, downloads and views – each shown only when the feature is active for the event. 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.

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 (“Enter fullscreen”). 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, a right-click (on a computer) or the details dialog.

Right-click context menu on a tile with Open, Select, Like, Comments, Download and Report — On a computer the right-click on a photo offers many actions directly.

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).
Right-click the photo → 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.
Right-click → Download.
The details dialog → Download. More on this: Downloading photos.

Share – only when allowed for the event:

⋮ menu → Actions → Share.
Right-click → Share or in 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.
Right-click → Report. More on this: Reporting content.

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

Opened three-dot menu with Hide controls, Download, Share, Report and Help — The ⋮ menu gathers view options, actions and information.

View Options: turn fullscreen on/off (phone only), hide/show controls.
Actions: Download, Share (only when allowed).
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).

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.

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.

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.

13. Keyboard shortcuts (on a computer)

Key	Function	Note
← / →	previous / next photo	not while Alt/Ctrl/Meta is held
F	fullscreen on/off
H	hide/show the controls
Esc	in fullscreen: exit fullscreen only; otherwise close the slideshow	may need two presses