Yes there is. Before you start your slideshow, under OPTIONS, GENERAL change the settings for slide duration, transition duration, etc. and then these timings become the default for each slideshow you make after that. You can still change the times of individual slides within a show or go back and change the defaults for your next one. Once you have slides in a show then the only way to change their timings, from the default, is by doing it individually......I think.