Photo Story for Windows Amanda Wilson First Grade Teacher Trinity School Atlanta, GA Follow along:

Download the free Photo Story software

Go to All Programs and Open Photo Story for Windows

Begin a New Story and Click NEXT

Navigating the Photo Story Toolbar

Import Pictures from your computer

Import Your Pictures You can import up to 300 pictures. This is a good place to edit your pictures if you need to. You can crop, rotate, etc. your pictures here. *Remember to go ahead and save your project now! To do this click Save Project in the bottom left hand corner. This is also a good place to organize your pictures in the order that you would like them in your slideshow. If you have a lot of pictures, it is easier to organize your pictures before importing them.

Import Your Pictures and Click Next

Add a Title to Your Pictures

Edit the Font, Size, and Color by Clicking the A above the text box

Click on the alignment buttons to align your text.

If you would like to narrate your story, you can do it on this slide. Otherwise, just click NEXT.narrate your story

To Narrate Your Story: Click on the picture you would like to narrate. Click on the red circle button to record. Click on the square to stop the recording. Do this for each slide that you would like to narrate. It is helpful to use a headset when recording to block out outside noises.

To Narrate Your Story:

To Add Background MusicBackground Music

To Add Background Music Your music must be in a m4a format. It is helpful to put all of your music in a folder first so that it is easier to pull from. Click on the picture from which you would like the music to start. You can then click on another picture from which to start another song. You can click Preview to listen to the music so that you can time the songs accordingly. *Don’t forget to save your project again! This is a good time to preview your whole slideshow to make sure that it looks exactly like you want it to look.

To Add Background Music

Saving Your Story Rename your file. Choose where you would like to save the file. I recommend saving the story for playback on the computer. I haven’t had good luck e- mailing the file as it turns out blurry. In my classroom, I typically post the slideshow to my classroom web page. You can also burn the slideshow onto a CD-R or a DVD

Saving Your Story…

Click View Your Story

You are finished! The story will now be in a Windows Media Player format. *Remember to save your final project in case you ever want to go back and make changes.

Questions? Please feel free to contact me with any questions! Amanda Wilson