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Stacking Your Slides From The Bottom UP

Use this guide to stack, organize, and orient your slides correctly for scanning. The bottom-up method starts with the very last slide of a chapter or show at the bottom of the stack and builds upward—the top slide becomes slide #1 of that chapter/show.

Note on folders/chapters: Each stack you prepare will become its own folder when converted to digital images.

Determine Front and Back

For standardization, the side with the logo is the FRONT. If you hold a slide to the light and see a sign, from the front it will read backwards; from the back it reads normally. The front faces the screen in a projector; many people write notes on the back.

Portrait vs. Landscape: Rotate all portrait-taken slides so they lie in landscape within your stack. We’ll rotate final images to view correctly—this just ensures proper scanning.

Identifying the front (logo side) of a 35mm slide
Front vs. back demonstration showing how text reads through a slide
Start the stack bottom-up: place the last slide at the bottom
Continue building the stack by adding the next slides on top
Aligning slides as you build the bottom-up stack
Keeping edges even while stacking slides

“THIS SIDE TOWARDS SCREEN” is the FRONT.

Slide with 'This Side Toward Screen' label indicating the front
Example of a properly oriented slide in the stack
Checking orientation while stacking slides

The photographer may have turned the camera on its side to take a portrait shot. In your stacks, rotate all portrait slides into landscape. Don’t worry—your final images will be rotated to view correctly after scanning.

Portrait slide rotated to landscape within the stack for scanning
Maintaining consistent orientation as you progress
Stack example showing front side alignment
Stack example showing back side alignment
Keeping the stack order neat and stable
Close-up of labeled slides in a stack
Another example of stack orientation checks
Ensuring consistent front/back before boxing

Simple Storage Helps

Wax paper, aluminum foil, or plastic baggie boxes are a perfect size to hold stacks. Use dividers to separate chapters. Number each slide starting at #1 for every chapter to preserve order on your digital folders.

Using everyday boxes to store and separate slide stacks
Example labeled slides ready for scanning
Chapter stack with clear separation
Neatly arranged slides to reduce handling time
Stack placed into a storage box with divider
Another labeled stack example
Compact box storage to avoid rubber bands
Divider usage between chapters in the same box
Final review of slide order before sending
Edge alignment detail for reliable feed orientation
Top view of a ready-to-ship slide stack
Completed bottom-up stacks boxed and labeled

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