One of the most important topics to learn when first using SlideShowPro is size. Both the dimensions of the component itself and the display options you choose when publishing your slideshow affect how large or small your images are when displayed.
By default, new instances of SlideShowPro are the same size as the Flash Stage. These dimensions are 550px wide by 400px high. From there you can change the dimensions of the component to any width and height you like. When doing so, all visual elements inside the component will automatically reposition themselves.
To resize SlideShowPro for Flash, click on the instance of the component on the Stage and select Modify > Transform > Scale from the application menu. Little black boxes will appear around the perimeter of the component. Click and hold a corner block, and drag to change the instance’s width and height. For more precise control, open the Properties Panel (Window > Properties) and modify the W: and H: values to any size you need.
While resizing, keep in mind that the Stage of your FLA must be at least the same size as the component instance. If it is smaller, your published movie will be smaller than the component and part of SlideShowPro will be obscured.
To modify Stage size, open the Properties Panel (Window>Properties) and click on the “Size:” button (shown left) to change if necessary.
When the instance size changes, you are also changing the dimensions of all internal elements; including the dominant empty space where your slideshow content appears. This empty space is known as the "Content Area." The Content Area’s dimensions are always displayed in the upper-left hand corner while in Live Preview mode. The first number is the width, which is equal to the width of the instance. The second number is the height, which is equal to the height of the instance minus any inline elements (e.g., the navigation bar and inline captions).
To increase the size of the Content Area, and thus make more room for your images, either increase the size of the component, modify Captions so they're not inline (if changed from the default setting), or modify the NAVIGATION/Appearance option to "Visible on Rollover" so that the navigation is only in view (and layered above your content) when the user moves their mouse pointer near its position.
For more information on the Content Area and the style / interactivity options available to you, see the Content Area chapter.