I have done several slide shows with ProShow Gold 2.0 and have wondered the same thing.
As a workaround, I set the file list window to thumbnails and increased the size of that window by dragging the edges. Then I could scroll through the files and select the photo in the order that I wanted to drag them to the "Show List"
Even a separate program that would perform like a photo story-board and then would rename the photos in the finished order would be acceptable to me.
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Does anyone know of a better way of sorting pictures with Proshow Gold 2.0? The small scrolling screen is inadequate; it's hard sort the order of the pictures, especially when there are more than 500 pictures that I want to include on my DVD slideshow. Any suggestions and/or help will be greatly appreciated.

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