HOW TO USE POWTOON

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OPEN A BROWSER

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TYPE www.powtoon.com

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SIGN-UP FOR FREE

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FILL-UP ALL THE FIELDS

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OR SIGN UP WITH ONE OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA

ACCOUNT OPTIONS

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IN POWTOON, YOU CAN EITHER CREATE

PROFESSIONAL SLIDE SHOWS

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OR ANIMATED PRESENTATIONS

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YOU CAN CREATE A POWTOON FROM A

READY-MADE PRESENTATION

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OR START FROM SCRATCH WITH OR

WITHOUT A TEMPLATE

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SELECT EDIT FOR READY-MADE

PRESENTATION

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OR SELECT A BLANK PROJECT OR TEMPLATE

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SOME READY-MADE PRESENTATIONS AND TEMPLATES ARE ONLY

AVAILABLE TO PREMIUM USERS

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INTERFACE AND PANELS

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SLIDE PANEL AND SLIDE TOOLS (ADD OR

REMOVE; DUPLICATE)

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MENU PANEL ( TOOLS FOR WORKING ON PRESENTATION)

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STAGE AREA (PRESENTATION

PREVIEW)

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TIMELINE(ADDING TIMINGS TO

OBJECTS/PROPS BROUGHT ON THE STAGE

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LIBRARY PANEL (PRESENTATION

OBJECTS/PROPS CAN BE DRAGGED/DROPPED

ONTO SLIDES)

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YOU CAN ADD YOUR OWN IMAGE TO THE

LIBRARY BY SELECTING AN IMAGE HOLDER

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THE LIBRARY PANEL

SELECT A STYLE

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THE STYLE SELECTOR WILL DISPLAY

COLLECTIONS OF OBJECTS, PROPS AND

CHARACTERS

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TO ADD OBJECTS, SIMPLY DRAG/DROP TO

THE SLIDE

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THE TIMELINE IS USED TO ADD ANIMATION

TIMING TO OBJECTS IN YOUR PRESENTATION

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1. PLAYHEAD: INDICATES AT WHAT SECOND YOU

ARE CURRENTLY IN YOUR SLIDE

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YOU CAN SLIDE THE PLAYHEAD THROUGHOUT

THE TIMELINE TO PREVIEW THE ANIMATION

FOR EACH SLIDE

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2. TOTAL SLIDE TIME: EACH SLIDE BY DEFAULT

IS ASSIGNED 10 SECONDS

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THIS CAN BE DECREASED OR

INCREASED TO UP TO 20 SECONDS MAXIMUM

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3. OBJECT DURATION BAR: EACH OBJECT HAS AN ANIMATION TIMING

DURATION BAR

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TO ACCESS THIS BAR SELECT THE OBJECT ON THE STAGE AND ADJUST THE TIMING AS DESIRED

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4. OBJECT THUMBNAILS: ALL OBJECTS IN THE SLIDE WILL APPEAR BELOW THE

TIMELINE

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CLICK ON AN OBJECT TO ADJUST THE EFFECT

AND DURATION OF THE OBJECT

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OBJECT EFFECTS(ANIMATION):

OBJECTS CAN BE SET TO ENTER OR EXIT THE

STAGE

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USING A VARIETY OF OPTIONS INCLUDING

FADES, DIRECTIONALITY AND HAND FUNCTION

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YOU CAN ALSO FLIP AN OBJECT’S ORIENTATION

FROM THIS AREA

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PLAYBACK CONTROLS:HELP YOU PREVIEW

YOUR PRESENTATION ANIMATION AS YOU GO

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THE SLIDE PANEL

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ADD/REMOVE SLIDES

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PRESENTATION/MOVIE MODE:

TOGGLE BETWEEN THE MOVIE AND

PRESENTATION MODES

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PRESENTATION MODE ALLOWS YOU TO CREATE HOLD POINTS FOR LIVE PRESENTATION NARRATION

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DUPLICATE CURRENT

CLONE CURRENT

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CURRENT/TOTAL TIMEINDICATOR

SELECTED SLIDE APPEARSWITH BLUE OUTLINE

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TRANSITIONS

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TO ADD A TRANSITION, SELECT THE SLIDE AND CLICK ON THE DESIRED

TRANSITION EFFECT

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LAYOUTS:ARE FOR SLIDES THAT INCLUDE

ANIMATION PLACEHOLDERS AND BASIC TIMINGS

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ACCESS THE SLIDE LAYOUT BY CLICKING ON THE SLIDE AND

SELECTING THE LAYOUT OPTIONS TAB

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YOU CAN ONLY APPLY A LAYOUT OPTION TO A

SLIDE ONCE

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THE MENU PANEL

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SAVE:ALTHOUGH POWTOON WILL AUTO SAVEEVERY 5 MINUTES’ IT IS IMPORTANT TO

SAVE REGULARLY

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CUT, COPY, PASTE:

CUT, COPY, AND PASTE SLIDES,OBJECTS IN YOUR PRESENTATION

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SOUND:

ADD A SOUND FILE (EITHER IMPORT, RECORD OR USE A TRACK

FROM POWTOON

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IMAGE:IMPORT IMAGE FROM COMPUTER

OR FROM THE WEB

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TEXT:

ADD TEXT TO SLIDE AND FORMAT TEXT OPTIONS

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PREVIEW(SHARE/LINK,EMBED)

SELECT PREVIEW TO REVIEW YOURPOWTOON AND SHARE VIA A URL LINK,

SOCIAL MEDIA SITE OR EMBED INTO A WEB SITE

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THE BASIC WORK FLOW

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STEP 1:STORYBOARD

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU PLAN YOURPRESENTATION USING A STORYBOARD THATOUTLINES YOUR VISUAL IDEAS AND NARRATION

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STEP 2:ADD THE

VOICEOVER/MUSIC

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CLICK SOUND

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IT IS EASIER TO ADD THE VOICEOVER FIRST

THEN ADD THE ANIMATIONS

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IMPORT/RECORD VOICEOVER

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IMPORT/SELECT MUSIC TRACK

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ADJUST SOUND WITH CONTROLS

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PREVIEW/PLAY

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APPLY

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STEP 3:ADD SLIDES

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USING THE SLIDE PANEL ADD SLIDES TO YOUR PRESENTATION BASED ON YOUR STORYBOARD

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STEP 4:ADD OBJECTS

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DRAG AND DROP OBJECTS FROM POWTOON LIBRARY

PANEL ONTO YOUR SLIDES

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STEP 5:ANIMATE OBJECTS

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SELECT THE OBJECT TO ANIMATE

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CHOOSE AN EFFECT STYLE FOR THE OBJECTENTRY/EXIT FROM THE MENU

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USE THE SLIDERS TO ADJUSTTHE DURATION OF THE OBJECT

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ADD/REMOVE OVERALL SLIDE TIMING AS NEEDED(SLIDES CAN BE UP TO 20 SECONDS IN LENGTH

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STEP 6:PREVIEW

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USE THE PLAYBACK CONTROLS OR

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PREVIEW FROM THE MENU PANELTO REVIEW YOUR VIDEO

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NOTE:

DON’T FORGET TO SAVE THROUGHOUTTHE PROCESS OF CREATING YOUR PRESENTATION

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STEP 7:PUBLISH

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SHARE VIA LINK OR EMBED

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EXPORT TO YOUTUBE/ OTHER

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CLICK THE NECESSARY DETAILSTHEN CLICK NEXT

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IN THE FREE POWTOON ACCOUNT YOUCAN ONLY EXPORT UP TO 30 VIDEOS

AT MEDIUM RESOLUTION WITH BRANDING.

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VIDEO EXPORTS ARE ALSO PART OFPREMIUM PACKAGES

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YOU CAN CLICK YOUR DESIRED CHOICETHEN CLICK NEXT

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YOU ARE NOW READY TO SHOW THE WORLD

YOUR VIDEO

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FILL-UP THE CATEGORIESTHEN CLICK PUBLISH

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