1. Photo Story 3 Create a movie in 8 easy steps!

2. To begin a new story click Next. To edit a story already in progress, choose “Edit a Project”. Then choose “Next”. You will use the Next button to navigate to the next step and the Back button to go back if necessary.

3. Click Import Pictures to find your pictures.

4. You can rotate sideways pictures by clicking on the curvy arrows here. Remove red eye by selecting the desired picture and clicking on the red eye.

5. To make your pictures “move” choose the picture you want to move and click Customize Motion.

6. Check this box. Click and drag the corners of the box to specify start and stop places on your picture. Choose the amount of time you want the movement to happen. Save your changes. Click Close to return to the regular menu.

7. To add text to a picture choose the picture you wish to add text to and type it here. You can choose the font and where you would like the text placed on the picture. NOTE: Photo Story does not provide “Title” options. I have put a folder in our shared folder called Photo Story backgrounds. You can find “blank” slides there. Students can use them to add text for titles.

8. To add narration to your Photo Story. Plug in a microphone. Click red dot to record. Click blue square to stop recording. Curved arrow to delete narration. Preview to listen to narration. Click Next when you are done with narration. The pictures that have narration on them will have a speech bubble below them.

9. You can add music saved to your computer by clicking Select Music. You can Create Music using Photo Story by clicking Create Music. Delete your music by clicking Delete Music. Preview your Photo Story by clicking Preview.

10. Browse to tell the computer where you want your video saved. You MUST save your project or you will not be able to edit it. Your project does not become a video until you click Next.