Information on creating a digital story using Microsoft PhotoStory 3

1. Microsoft Photo Story 3 Julia Zangl Colby Instructional Technology Specialist Plymouth Public Schools Plymouth, Massachusetts

2. This is where you will start your Photo Story project.

3. Step/Slide 1: Import your pictures into your project. Ability to edit pictures.

4. Step/Slide 2: Add Effects to each picture.

5. On the same step/slide, you can add a Title to each picture while being able to change the alignment, font, font size, font style, and font color.

6. Step/Slide 3: Record your Audio using a microphone. Just click the button and record away. It is that easy. Click on PREVIEW to watch and listen.

7. On this same step/slide, you can also choose to Customize Motion.

8. When Customizing Motion, you can set Motion and Duration, achieving the Ken Burns effect by displaying slow zooming and panning.

9. Click on the Transition tab and choose transitions for your pictures.

10. Step/Slide 4: Add your own music (mp3, wma, or wav file) or choose music available through Photo Story (choose your genre, instrument, and mood).

11. Choosing music available through Photo Story (choose your genre, style, bands, moods, tempo, and intensity).

12. Step/Slide 5: That is all there is to it. Save your story as a movie. Saves in wmv format playable with Windows Media Player.

15. Enjoy!