This document provides an overview of Windows Movie Maker, including how to open it, explore the different parts of the interface, set default settings, preview videos, and access help. The key parts of the Movie Maker window include the title bar, menu bar, toolbar, tasks pane, collections pane, contents pane, storyboard, timeline, and preview monitor. Users can create movies by adding photos, video clips, sounds, effects and transitions.

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Windows Movie Maker
BASICS
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About the Presentations
 The presentations cover the objectives found in
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 All lesson objectives are listed in the beginning
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class needs.
 Some figures from the lessons are included. A
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Objectives
 Open Windows Movie Maker
 Describe various parts of the Movie Maker
window
 Verify default settings
 Open an existing project
 Preview the video
 Use the Help feature

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Vocabulary
 Collections pane
 Contents pane
 Menu bar
 Preview Monitor
 Storyboard
 Tasks pane
 Thumbnail
 Timeline
 Title bar
 Toolbar

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What is Windows Movie Maker?
 Video editing software
 Photographs, video clips, and sounds can be
inserted
 Final project can be saved in a format that
you can readily share online
 Comes installed on computers running
Windows XP or newer
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Opening Windows Movie Maker
 All programs can be
started the same
ways: taskbar, Start
menu, or icon on the
desktop.
 Shortcuts can be
added to the desktop
to open any file or
program.

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Exploring Parts of the Movie
Maker Window
 Title Bar, Menu Bar, and Toolbar:
 The title bar contains the Minimize, Maximize/Restore
Down, and Close buttons.
 All formatting can be performed using the menu
commands on the menu bar.
 Movie Maker has one toolbar containing shortcut buttons
for frequently used commands.

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Exploring Parts of the Movie
Maker Window (continued)
 Tasks Pane and Collections
Pane:
 The Tasks pane provides an easy,
step-by-step approach to creating
a project.
 The Collections pane displays the
folders for effects, transitions, and
imported media.
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Exploring Parts of the Movie
Maker Window (continued)
 The Contents
Pane:
 The Contents
pane displays
available effects,
transitions, or
imported media
files.
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Exploring Parts of the Movie
Maker Window (continued)
 The Storyboard, Timeline, and Preview Monitor:
 The Storyboard appears at the bottom of the screen
and shows a scene sequence of a multimedia
project.
 The Timeline can be shown in place of the
Storyboard, which displays the timing duration for
photographs, video, and audio/music.
 The Preview Monitor is displayed on the right side of
the screen and is used to preview the movie.
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Setting Defaults
 The size of each pane can be adjusted.
 To resize any parts of the window, let the mouse
pointer hover on the white line separating the
parts of the window until a two-headed arrow
appears. Click and drag to resize the panes as
desired.
 You can change the default saving location for
temporary files on the General tab in the Options
dialog box.

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Setting Defaults (continued)
 Use the Advanced tab in the
Options dialog box to
change default durations.
 The default picture duration
is 5 seconds.
 The default transition
duration is 1.25 seconds.
 The aspect ratio can also be
changed to either 4:3
(standard) or 16:9 (wide-
screen).
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Opening an Existing Project
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 If your computer doesn’t know where the individual
files of a project are located, the photos or video
clips will not appear.
 A red X appears in the Storyboard or Timeline
indicating the computer doesn’t know where the
project files are.
 Click File and Open to open an existing project.

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Preview the Video
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 Exploring the Video with the Storyboard:
 Video clips and photographs can be dragged from
one place to another in the Storyboard.
 Click the Rewind Storyboard button on the
Storyboard to go to the beginning of the Storyboard.
 The Next Frame button on the Preview Monitor
advances the movie one frame at a time.

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Preview the Video (continued)
 Exploring the Video with the Timeline:
 Viewing the video in the Timeline allows you to
adjust the duration of time that photographs and
video clips are displayed.
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Using Movie Maker Help
 You can use the Help feature of
Windows Movie Maker whenever
you need help on a specific topic.
 Click Help from the Menu bar and
then Help Topics to open the
Windows Help and Support
screen.
 You can search by keyword in
the Help section.
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Summary
In this lesson, you learned:
 You can create movies using photographs, video clips,
sounds, effects, transitions, and titles in Movie Maker.
 Windows Movie Maker is installed on all computers with
Windows XP or newer operating system versions.
 The Preview Monitor displays a preview of the video.
 You can use the Storyboard or the Timeline to organize
the video.
 The Storyboard is a rough draft that outlines the
sequence of a multimedia project; objects can be easily
moved in this view.
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Summary (continued)
 The Timeline allows you to edit the duration of video,
photographs, audio, and title overlays.
 Clicking Tools and Options will allow you to change
default settings.
 Movie Maker will display a red X on the Storyboard or
Timeline if your computer does not know where the files
are stored.
 The Movie Maker Help screen will answer many of your
questions and assist you with common functions.
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