Discovery Ed provided these instructions for teachers and students to use Microsoft Movie Maker to edit and create voice overs.

1. Movie Maker

2. By clicking on the
“Tasks” button you will
be able to view a
variety of options for
you to begin your
project

3. Click on the “Import
video” “Import pictures”
or simply drag and
drop your media into
the “Collection” area

4. To edit your movie,
drag and drop the
media to the
timeline below.

5. To delete certain
sections of the movie,
move the blue
“scrubber” line to the
desired location.
Hit “Ctrl L” or from the
menu choose “Clip”
then “Split”

6. Your movie has now been
segmented into 2 different
parts.
Split the clip again at the
desired location.
When you are ready to
delete. Click on the
segment you wish to take
out and hit delete on your
keyboard.

7. To mute the audio,
highlight the clip.
Click “Clip” “Audio” and
then “Mute”
Repeat for each segment
you want muted

8. To narrate your timeline,
click “Tools” then
“Narrate Timeline”
When you are ready to
begin click “Start
Narration”
After you are finished save
the narration

9. To create special effects,
click “Tools” then “Video
effects”
Here you will have a
variety of options such as
sepia, film age, smudge,
etc.
When you find the desired
effect, drag and drop in on
top of the chosen segment

10. To create special
transitions between
segments or pictures, click
“Tools” then “Video
transitions”
Here you will have a variety
of options such as dissolve,
checkerboard, page turn,
etc.
When you find the desired
effect, drag and drop in-
between the 2 segments.

11. To create picture slide show, drag and drop all the selected images in the
program. To make a picture display for a longer amount of time, grab hold of the
side of the image in the timeline and stretch it out. Add transitions and effects.

12. If you would like to stop and resume
editing later, click “File” “Save Project”
This will allow you to save it as a
“Windows Movie Maker File” so that you
can make changes later.
If you are finished, click “File” “Save as
Movie File”
Remember to “Save Project” several
times throughout your editing process
to ensure that you do not lose work.