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Tutorial for students to use graphic features in Photo Story

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Using Graphics in Photo Story : 

Using Graphics in Photo Story Cindy Nester Team Green Grand Canyon University 1 Photo Story Tutorials

Locating Graphics for Photo Story : 

Locating Graphics for Photo Story Be creative and take your own photographs and movie clips Always gain permission when using other people’s pictures or graphics Common file types are .jpg, .jpeg, gif Look for free graphic websites like www.creativecommons.org 2

Before you begin, please consider the picture… : 

Before you begin, please consider the picture… Represents the text or audio that will be included with it Is suitable and appropriate for the audience Pleasing to view and not distractible Easy to view in darker or lighter areas Stays within a consistent color palette used throughout the program 3

Let’s Begin : 

Let’s Begin A good idea is to store all your photos that you will use inside a separate folder on your computer’s desktop Open Photo Story 4

Step One: Importing Pictures : 

Step One: Importing Pictures Step One: Click to Import Pictures. This is naturally the first step to do when creating a Photo Story! Locate the folder where you keep the photos for your story! 5

Step two inserting pictures : 

Step two inserting pictures Double click the picture you want to insert. You will need to put each picture in one by one OR You can hold the control button on your keyboard and click each picture you want to add and then click open. This will insert multiple photos at once. 6

What you see! : 

What you see! You should now see your pictures as thumbnails in the bottom. These pictures can be dragged and dropped into a different order at anytime during the story making process! 7

Working with Photos : 

Working with Photos Now your are ready to modify your pictures. The picture you are working with will be displayed like this picture. Quick choices are located to the left of the “edit” button. While these are handy, most pictures will require more work. Click the “Edit” button. 8

Tab one: Rotate and Crop : 

Tab one: Rotate and Crop The Rotate and Crop Tab: Allows you to rotate or flip the picture at 90 degree angles The crop will allow you to select certain portions of pictures Remember to click save after every change 9

Auto Fix Tab : 

Auto Fix Tab The Auto Fix Tab: Works with lighting on the picture Most often used will be the “Correct Red Eye” feature that automatically takes out red eye in pictures Remember to click save after changes 10

Add Effects Tab : 

Add Effects Tab Add Effect Tab: The most advanced editing on Photo Story Try different effects Stay minimal on effects and look for consistency through the whole program For stories with a lot of text, use the “Washout” feature that mutes the pictures to make text more viewable 11

Changing Multiple Photos : 

Changing Multiple Photos To change multiple photos: Check the “apply the selected effect to all pictures in your story” to have an effect be applied to all subsequent photos Especially helpful when trying to make a consistent appearance. The example would be the “Washout” effect 12

Save your work! : 

Save your work! Remember to save all your work when editing! 13

Adding Text : 

Adding Text Adding Text to Photos Hit “next” after editing your photo Type the text you want in the box Font types, colors and sizes using the buttons seen on the right Text placement can also be centered, placed at the top or placed at the bottom 14

For Advanced Graphic Users : 

For Advanced Graphic Users To make more effects on graphics, try a free program like Gimp to modify before using Photo Story Create simple background graphics in a photo program to create blank canvases for title or subtitle slides Keep file sizes to a minimum 15