Main Body
Bringing It All Together
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1. Return to WeVideo at www.wevideo.com. You may need to log in again with your email and password. It is probably called Untitled Video. Click CONTINUE EDITING.
2. Now you are looking at the Editor. Let’s get to know each feature of the Editor.
a. On the top left of the Editor is the Menu. Click on it to see a number of options, such as SAVE. Click anywhere else on the screen and the Menu will disappear.
b. Below the Menu is a folder called MyMedia. It displays all of the visual media you have uploaded. There is a grey scroll bar on the right side of the area that holds all your visual media. If you click down on it and don’t release your finger, you can move that bar up and down to see all of your media. Try this.
c. Beside the media panel is a Preview Screen. It has a button to rewind, play, and fast-forward. This space allows you to see what your digital story looks like while you build it. Press play and watch what happens.
d. Along the bottom of the Editor is a Storyboard, similar to the one you made on paper. This is where you arrange your visual media in the right order, decide how long each image will appear, and add a soundtrack.
If you are using a print version of this book, refer to the online version for videos that guide you through the steps below.
Giving Your Digital Story a Title
1. Find the first box in the storyboard. Hold your mouse pointer over it.
2. Click the EDIT button that appears.
3. Click in the grey box. Type in a title for your digital story.
4. Click the green DONE EDITING box.
5. Click on the Menu and click SAVE.
Adding Images to the Storyboard
1. Note what image is supposed to appear first.
2. Find the image in your MyMedia folder. Hold your mouse pointer over it.
3. Click the ADD button that appears. The image will appear in the storyboard at the bottom of the screen.
Changing the Order of Images in the Storyboard
1. Hold your mouse pointer over the image you want to move. Move your mouse pointer to the sides of the image until the pointer turns to four arrows.
2. Left-click and keep holding the mouse button down. The four arrows will turn to a grabbing hand. Move the mouse to position the image in the right spot. Let go of the button when the image is in the right position.
Deleting Images from the Storyboard
1. Hold your mouse pointer over the image in the storyboard you want to delete.
2. Click the trashcan button.
Changing the Timing of an Image
Your goal is to get the images to match the voiceover in the way you planned on your paper storyboard.
1. Click the rewind button under the preview screen. It looks like two arrows pointing backwards.
2. Click the play button. Watch the video to see how the image matches up with the voiceover. Decide whether the image appears for too much time or too little time. Press the play button again to stop the preview.
3. Hold your mouse pointer over the righ