PhotoStory 3

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:# Save and share digital story.
:# Save and share digital story.
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== Getting Started ==
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== Creating A Project ==
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=== Creating A Project ===
:# Create a folder in your H drive or on the hard drive of the computer where you are working where all images, music files, and the project will be stored.  
:# Create a folder in your H drive or on the hard drive of the computer where you are working where all images, music files, and the project will be stored.  
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== Importing Pictures ==
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=== Importing Pictures ===
:# Click import pictures and navigate to that picture location.
:# Click import pictures and navigate to that picture location.
:# Move the slider at the top right to adjust the size of the thumbnails.
:# Move the slider at the top right to adjust the size of the thumbnails.
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== Selecting Multiple Image ==
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=== Selecting Multiple Image ===
:# Hold down the ctrl key and click the thumbnail images you want to include in your Photo Story.  
:# Hold down the ctrl key and click the thumbnail images you want to include in your Photo Story.  
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== Arranging Images ==
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=== Arranging Images ===
:# Click and hold an image and then drag it to the new location to move the image from one location to another on the timeline.
:# Click and hold an image and then drag it to the new location to move the image from one location to another on the timeline.
:# You can also you the arrows keys to the right of the timeline to move a selected computer to a new location.
:# You can also you the arrows keys to the right of the timeline to move a selected computer to a new location.
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== Saving the Project ==
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=== Saving the Project ===
:# Beneath the timeline, you will see a save project button. Click this button once.
:# Beneath the timeline, you will see a save project button. Click this button once.

Revision as of 19:04, 1 February 2013

Contents

General Purpose

Photo Story 3 is freeware from Microsoft which runs on Windows XP and 2007 computers. This software will pan and zoom over still images. By adding titles, narration, and background music, it is possible to create digital stories.

Photo Story 3 consists of 5 steps:

  1. Import and arrange pictures.
  2. Add optional titles.
  3. Add narration.
  4. Add background music.
  5. Save and share digital story.

Getting Started

Creating A Project

  1. Create a folder in your H drive or on the hard drive of the computer where you are working where all images, music files, and the project will be stored.
  2. Click the start button and select Photo Story 3. You may need to click all programs in order to find it on the list.
  3. Select begin a new story and click the next button.


Importing Pictures

  1. Click import pictures and navigate to that picture location.
  2. Move the slider at the top right to adjust the size of the thumbnails.

Selecting Multiple Image

  1. Hold down the ctrl key and click the thumbnail images you want to include in your Photo Story.
  2. Click the OK button to import the pictures into the timeline.
  3. You can always import more pictures at any time as you create your story.


Arranging Images

  1. Click and hold an image and then drag it to the new location to move the image from one location to another on the timeline.
  2. You can also you the arrows keys to the right of the timeline to move a selected computer to a new location.

Saving the Project

  1. Beneath the timeline, you will see a save project button. Click this button once.
  2. Navigate to the correct folder.
  3. Type in the desired name of the project.
  4. Click the save button.
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