How to Use Powtoon

HOW TO USE

Brings Awesomeness to Your Presentations

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To get started, enter www.powtoon.com to your browser

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http://www.powtoon.com/

Click Login

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Login with either your Facebook, Google+

or Linkedin account

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Click Sign in

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Click Accept

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Click the Create button to make

a a Powt


Then this window opens


Click Skip

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Click Skip

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Select a Template


With some pre-set elements

and animations


Or select the Blank Template


Then Powtoon l loads…


And loads…


And loads…


On the left side are Slides

similar to Powerpoint


But try to think of these as Scenes


There are a variety of Styles at the

top right


Styles of different Characters,

Props


Backgrounds that are

coordinating


But they can be mixed and

matched


Mouse over each character to

see a bigger view


Let’s select a Background and

get started


To add plain Text just click on

the Text button


And Double click to Type/Edit


Add some text


Or click the Edit button


Then this window opens so you

can Add Text


Then click Apply


As I go to my text you can see


it appears as an item in my

Timeline


Showing that it’s popping in 1

second


And lasting until 10 seconds


Click on T to shorten the

duration of the text


By using the lines at either end


And I can move it to a new

location


by clicking in the middle


and dragging and dropping it


I can add up to 20 seconds to

each slide


By clicking the Plus + button


After that I will need to add a

new slide


By using the Plus in the slide

view


I can select my text on any

slide


by clicking on it


Each item that you add to

powtoon


has an Entrance and Exit

effect that can be added


by clicking on the Effects box


Click Up


And Right


To preview the Actions I have

added


Click the Play button


The Red Play Head plays along

and video progresses


Click Pause


And I can manually drag this

Red Play Head


along my Timeline


to have a quick look at my

actions


Called Scrubbing through the

video. You can


also add a Hand effect to the

entrance


and Exit effect that you choose


Then click Play Current slide

from start


To show Hand Effect


…moving Hand effect to the

right


If you want your text itself to

be added


With the unique effects like

Hand Writing Option


Again I can Double click to

edit text


Or click Edit


To Edit the text itself


Then click Apply


I will use the Play Head


to find the spot where this text

first leaves and


And I’ll have the hand written

text


appear


Adding animations,

characters, props is similar to

editing text


Simply choose an Item


Click a box at the edge of the

item


to resize it and click in the middle


to drag it where you want it


Select a Design


For an Entrance animation


Click Effects button Up


And then Exit one if applicable


And adjust the Time or

Placement of your item


Add another item


And another one


In the slide’s Timeline


I can click and drag on the Red

Play Head again


Just scrub through my video


Or I can click that Play button


Images can be added as stand

alones


Or they can be put inside a pre-

built image holder


When I select an Image Holder


I’m immediately prompted to

Upload a file


From my computer


Or create a Media Search


And flickr opens


or My Library


Which shows my uploaded

pictures


I’ve already Uploaded this

image from my computer

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Using the Upload button, click

Insert image


Or just click to select it


And click Insert Image

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And here is the Image Holder


Though we can do without the

Image Holder


Again, images can be assigned

Entrance / Exit effects


Just like Text or Animation


I can also add another slide to

continue the story


with the Up, Down, Left or Right

animation motions


Add more images and slides to

create your story


How to Use

to Compose a Video Story or Digital

Tale

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Click the + sign to Add more

slides,

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First things First

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Start with a Good Plan

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A Basic Outline or Story

Board goes a long way

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As you plan


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Decide which of your elements

move in and out of your Pow


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Plan your Separate Scenes and

Elements


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with a 20 second limit in

mind.


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If you’re going to Narrate your

Script

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you MUST record your

narration first


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and then set your Images and

Texts to match it.


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Trying to record the script to

match the animations


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after you have built the

is really really hard.

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After you have written a

Script


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Click the Sound button to

record your voice


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Then import a Voice Over file


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If you have already recorded

one


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Or you can use the Record

option

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To simply record your voice within

Pow


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Then click Allow so it will be

pompted


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to allow Powtoon to access your

microphone


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And then immediately the recording

will start


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Record your script and click the

Stop button when done


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Once done you can add a

music background

You can select from the Free

tracts available


Or you can import your own

mp3 file


Once you’ve added the music

adjust the volume


So that it doesn’t over power

your narration


And you can Preview your

recording here as well


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When you’re happy, click Apply


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Use the Preview button to view

your


Or click Export button to export

your video to YouTube


Click Upload to YouTube then

click Next


Then click Add YouTube

account



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