> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://transition-slider.gitbook.io/jquery/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://transition-slider.gitbook.io/jquery/slider-options/general.md).

# General

You can use/change following options in the slider setup method. For example:

```markup
<script>
    jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
        $("#slider-wrapper").transitionSlider({
            // example of General slider options
            initialSlide: 0,
            shadow: 'off',
            grabCursor: true,
            stopOnLastSlide: false,
            overlay: 'rgba(201, 76, 76, 0.3)',
            parallax: 0.7,
            invertColorSelectors: '.header-menu',
            transitionEffect: "zoom",
            transitionDuration: 2000
        });
    });
</script>
```

| Parameter               | Type      | Default  | Description                                                                                                                                                 |
| ----------------------- | --------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `initialSlide`          | `number`  | `0`      | Index number of initial slide.                                                                                                                              |
| `shadow`                | `string`  | `"off"`  | Enables main slider shadow. Values: `"off", "effect1", "effect2", "effect3", "effect4", "effect5", "effect6"`                                               |
| `grabCursor`            | `boolean` | `true`   | This option may a little improve desktop usability. If true, user will see the “grab” cursor when hover on Slider.                                          |
| `stopOnLastSlide`       | `boolean` | `false`  | Enable this parameter and slider will be stopped when it reaches last slide.                                                                                |
| `showSlidesRandomOrder` | `boolean` | `false`  | If you enable this option, the slider will initialize the slides in random order.                                                                           |
| `overlay`               | `string`  |          | Global overlay color of the slider background. Example format: `"#FF0000"` (more details [here](https://www.w3schools.com/cssref/pr_background-color.asp)). |
| `parallax`              | `number`  |          | Parallax factor (between `0` and `1`). The closer the number is to 1 the stronger the parallax.                                                             |
| `invertColorSelectors`  | `string`  |          | CSS selector for Menu (used to change menu colors on slide change). Example: “`.header-menu"`                                                               |
| `transitionEffect`      | `string`  | `"roll"` | Global transition effect between slides, can be overridden in each slide. Values: `"roll", "zoom", "powerzoom", "warp", "stretch", "brightness", "twirl"`   |
| `transitionDuration`    | `number`  | `1000`   | Duration of transition between slides (in ms).                                                                                                              |