1. Skills Workshop
Windows Movie Maker
Learning Objective:
To understand how to use Windows Movie Maker to create engaging presentations

2. Beginner
Student can demonstrate basic ability to use movie maker to create simple presentation
Apprentice
Student can demonstrate competent ability to create an engaging presentation, although there will be room for improvement in terms of aesthetics and function
Master
Student is confident, proficient and uses their judgement to create both an aesthetically pleasing as well as functional presentation

3. Step 1
First go to All Programs and find Movie Maker

4. Step 2
Click on Tasks to reveal the Task bar

5. Step 3 Create a title slide by clicking on Make titles or credits
Click on Title at the beginning

6. Step 4
As you can see what you type begins to appear as the first slide on the right hand side
Click on Done, add title to movie

7. Step 5
Next you can import
video
pictures
audio

8. Step 6
Next, select a picture to import

9. Step 7
Now you have a picture

10. Step 8
Now add this to the timeline at the bottom of the screen by dragging it down

11. Step 9
You may also wish to add a music track…

12. Step 10
Select the track you want

13. Step 11
Now drag the audio file you have added down to the Audio / Music timeline
Place it where you want the music to begin

14. Step 12
Now return to the to start of the presentation by pressing this button
…and play your movie by pressing this button
As you can see, the timeline moves through the storyboard

15. Step 13
If you click on this save button, you will only save the project file, which has the file extension .MSWMM

16. Step 14 Note that the file extension is .MSWMM
This means that your presentation has not yet been published
It is still being edited….
Find a suitable location to save it to

17. Step 15 If you wish to publish your movie you must do the following…
Go to Finish Movie and click ‘Save to my computer’

18. Step 16 The following screen will appear Choose: A name
A location to save it to

19. Step 17
Just choose ‘Next’

20. Step 18
The saving process begins

21. Step 19
Finally click on ‘Finish’

22. Step 20
Note the difference between the two types of file you have saved – one is the editing file (.MSWMM) while the other is the finished / published product (.wmv)