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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.