Facebook introduces Slideshow feature, a new way to share photos and videos

Sharing photos and videos has always been an essential part of Facebook -- being able to see your friends and family is a lot more appealing than reading about them.

To make sharing your life even better, Facebook is rolling out a new feature called Slideshow, an easy way to make and share photo and video slideshows to show off your weekend trip or BBQ hangout.

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With Slideshow, your Facebook app will sync with your phone's photo and video libraries and know when you've taken five or more photos or videos in the last 24 hours. Facebook will gather these media into a slideshow and create a preview of it at the top of your News Feed.

You can ignore it, post it or customize it by changing the order or layout, titling it or tagging friends.

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There are currently 10 themes to choose from, including epic, playful, nostalgic and birthday, each with its own style and music. More themes will be added later, Facebook said in an emailed release.

You can also select your own photos and videos to create a slideshow by finding a slideshow in your News Feed and clicking "Try It."

The Slideshow feature isn't exactly new -- it was previously tested in select countries and available through Facebook's photo-sharing app, Moments -- but now it's rolling out to all users. 

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