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PowToon

PowToonallowsuserstocreatedynamicmoviesandpresentationsusingpredesignedcharacters,transitions,animationsandmore.Sharewithalink.

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1. OpenPowToononyourbrowserandchooseLogIn.ChooseGoogle+featureandloginwithyourBlueValleycredentials.

2. ClickCreatefromtheDashboardtobegin.3. Chooseathemeandtemplate(recommended)orstartfromscratch.

ClickGo.4. Fromthefollowingscreen,viewthecanvasandeditingfeatures.When

yourmousehoversoveranarea,itprovidesaquickoverviewofthatfeature.

5. Chooseanitemfromtheleftsidebarbyclickingontheitem.Itwillappearonthecanvas.

6. Fromthebottomtoolbar,adjustthetimingandtransition.

TableofContents> AddText…2> AddCharacters…2> AddImages…2> AddSlides…2 > AddSound/VoiceOver…3 > Publish…3

Overview1. Canvas2. Slides3. Addcharacters,text,

backgroundandmore4. Timeline5. Play6. Transitions7. Save8. Preview,Share,Publish9. Additionaloptions

includingaddingimagesfromcomputerorweb,addvoice,adjustbackground

10. Playhead/Cursor

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AddText

1. Clickatextoptionanditwillappearonthecanvas.2. Double-clickonthetextboxtoaddyourtext.3. Changethetexteffects,font,styleandalignment.4. ClickApplywhendone.5. Toadjustthelocationonthecanvas,clickanddragthebox.Usethe

whitehandletoadjustthetextboxsize.6. Adjustthetimingbyselectingthetextboxandnotingthelocationit

appearsonthetimeline.

7. Dragtheguidetoleftorrighttoincrease/decreasethelengthandstartingpoint.

8. Withthetextboxstillselected,adjustthetransitionusingthetoolsinthebottomleftarea.

AddCharacters

1. Clickacharacterfromtheleftsidebar.ClickMore…toviewadditionalcharacters.Noseeingwhatyouwant?Changethestyletoviewdifferentcharacters.LocateMyStylesabovethetextoptionsintheleftsidebar.

2. Thecharacterhaswhitehandlesthatcanbeusedtoadjustthesizeorflipthecharacter.

3. Clickanddragtopositionthecharacteronthecanvas.4. Notethetiminginthebottomtimeline.Similartoadjustingthetextbox,

adjustthetimingandtransitions.(Seeabove.)AddImages

1. Clickimagefromtherightsidebar.2. AddFromComputer:ChooseUploadfromMyLibrarytoaddimages

fromyourcomputer.Theimagewillappearinthelibrary.Clickthedownarrowontheimagetoadd.

3. ImageSearch:Searchthewebforimages.ClickUsetoaddtheimage.4. Onceanimagehadbeenadded,usethewhitehandlestoadjustthe

size.Clickthesidebuttonstoeditandenhancetheimage.5. AdjustthetimingusingthedirectionsinAddText.

AddSlides

1. Fromtheleftsidebar,twooptions–AddSlideandAddSlidewithLayout.

2. AddSlide:Addaslidewiththesamebackgroundasslide1.Adjustusingthefeaturesintherightsidebar.

3. AddSlidewithLayout:Utilizethetemplates/layout.

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AddSound

1. Fromtheleftsidebar,clickSound.2. ChooseSoundManager.3. VoiceOver:Clicktherecordbuttontorecordyourvoiceontheslide.4. MusicTrack:Choosefromthelistorimportfromcomputer.5. Oncecomplete,clickApply.6. Theaudioappearsinthetimeline.

SaveandPublish

1. Atanytime,clicktheSavebuttonnexttothetitleinthetoparea.2. ClicktheExportbutton.Completethedescription.ClickNextandNext

again.3. ClickPublish.4. Usethelinkatthetoptosharewithothers.

SlideshowModeYoumayhavenoticedtheoptiontosaveasaSlideshowwhenyouwereexportingyourvideo.SlideshowmodechangesfromavideotoapresentationtoolwhereyoucannavigatesimilartoPowerPoint.Includethesametimingandtransitionsforelements,butplace“holds”onthepresentationtopause.SlideshowmodealsoallowsuserstoaddvideosfromcomputerorYouTube.TochangetoSlideshowmode,adjusttheslidefromMovietoSlideshowinthetop,leftarea.