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HOW TO USE POWTOON

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OPEN A BROWSER

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TYPE www.powtoon.com

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SIGN-UP FOR FREE

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FILL-UP ALL THE FIELDS

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OR SIGN UP WITH ONE
OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA
ACCOUNT OPTIONS

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IN POWTOON, YOU CAN
EITHER CREATE
PROFESSIONAL SLIDE
SHOWS

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OR ANIMATED
PRESENTATIONS

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YOU CAN CREATE A
POWTOON FROM A READY-
MADE PRESENTATION

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OR START FROM
SCRATCH WITH OR
WITHOUT A TEMPLATE

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SELECT EDIT FOR
READY-MADE
PRESENTATION

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OR SELECT A BLANK
PROJECT OR TEMPLATE

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SOME READY-MADE
PRESENTATIONS AND
TEMPLATES ARE ONLY
AVAILABLE TO
PREMIUM USERS

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INTERFACE AND PANELS

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SLIDE PANEL AND SLIDE
TOOLS (ADD OR
REMOVE; DUPLICATE)

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MENU PANEL ( TOOLS
FOR WORKING ON
PRESENTATION)

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STAGE AREA
(PRESENTATION
PREVIEW)

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TIMELINE(ADDING
TIMINGS TO
OBJECTS/PROPS
BROUGHT ON THE STAGE

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LIBRARY PANEL
(PRESENTATION
OBJECTS/PROPS CAN
BE DRAGGED/DROPPED
ONTO SLIDES)
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YOU CAN ADD YOUR
OWN IMAGE TO THE
LIBRARY BY SELECTING
AN IMAGE HOLDER

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THE LIBRARY PANEL
SELECT A STYLE

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THE STYLE SELECTOR
WILL DISPLAY
COLLECTIONS OF
OBJECTS, PROPS AND
CHARACTERS
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TO ADD OBJECTS,
SIMPLY DRAG/DROP TO
THE SLIDE

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THE TIMELINE IS USED
TO ADD ANIMATION
TIMING TO OBJECTS IN
YOUR PRESENTATION

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1. PLAYHEAD: INDICATES
AT WHAT SECOND YOU
ARE CURRENTLY IN YOUR
SLIDE

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YOU CAN SLIDE THE
PLAYHEAD THROUGHOUT
THE TIMELINE TO
PREVIEW THE ANIMATION
FOR EACH SLIDE

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2. TOTAL SLIDE TIME:
EACH SLIDE BY DEFAULT
IS ASSIGNED 10 SECONDS

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THIS CAN BE
DECREASED OR
INCREASED TO UP TO
20 SECONDS MAXIMUM

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3. OBJECT DURATION BAR:
EACH OBJECT HAS AN
ANIMATION TIMING
DURATION BAR

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TO ACCESS THIS BAR
SELECT THE OBJECT ON
THE STAGE AND ADJUST
THE TIMING AS DESIRED

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4. OBJECT THUMBNAILS:
ALL OBJECTS IN THE
SLIDE WILL APPEAR
BELOW THE TIMELINE

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CLICK ON AN OBJECT
TO ADJUST THE EFFECT
AND DURATION OF THE
OBJECT

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OBJECT
EFFECTS(ANIMATION):
OBJECTS CAN BE SET
TO ENTER OR EXIT THE
STAGE

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USING A VARIETY OF
OPTIONS INCLUDING
FADES,
DIRECTIONALITY AND
HAND FUNCTION

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YOU CAN ALSO FLIP AN
OBJECT’S ORIENTATION
FROM THIS AREA

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PLAYBACK CONTROLS:
HELP YOU PREVIEW
YOUR PRESENTATION
ANIMATION AS YOU GO

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THE SLIDE PANEL

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ADD/REMOVE SLIDES

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PRESENTATION/MOVIE
MODE:
TOGGLE BETWEEN THE
MOVIE AND
PRESENTATION MODES

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PRESENTATION MODE ALLOWS
YOU TO CREATE HOLD POINTS
FOR LIVE PRESENTATION
NARRATION

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DUPLICATE CURRENT

CLONE CURRENT

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CURRENT/TOTAL TIME
INDICATOR

SELECTED SLIDE APPEARS


WITH BLUE OUTLINE

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TRANSITIONS

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TO ADD A TRANSITION,
SELECT THE SLIDE AND
CLICK ON THE DESIRED
TRANSITION EFFECT

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LAYOUTS:
ARE FOR SLIDES THAT INCLUDE
ANIMATION PLACEHOLDERS AND
BASIC TIMINGS

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ACCESS THE SLIDE
LAYOUT BY CLICKING
ON THE SLIDE AND
SELECTING THE
LAYOUT OPTIONS TAB

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YOU CAN ONLY APPLY A
LAYOUT OPTION TO A
SLIDE ONCE

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THE MENU PANEL

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SAVE:
ALTHOUGH POWTOON WILL AUTO SAVE
EVERY 5 MINUTES’ IT IS IMPORTANT TO
SAVE REGULARLY

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CUT, COPY, PASTE:
CUT, COPY, AND PASTE SLIDES,
OBJECTS IN YOUR PRESENTATION

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SOUND:
ADD A SOUND FILE
(EITHER IMPORT, RECORD OR USE A TRACK
FROM POWTOON

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IMAGE:
IMPORT IMAGE FROM COMPUTER
OR FROM THE WEB

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TEXT:
ADD TEXT TO SLIDE AND
FORMAT TEXT OPTIONS

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PREVIEW
(SHARE/LINK,EMBED)
SELECT PREVIEW TO REVIEW YOUR
POWTOON AND SHARE VIA A URL LINK,
SOCIAL MEDIA SITE OR EMBED INTO A WEB SITE

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THE BASIC WORK FLOW

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STEP 1:
STORYBOARD
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU PLAN YOUR
PRESENTATION USING A STORYBOARD THAT
OUTLINES YOUR VISUAL IDEAS AND NARRATION

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STEP 2:
ADD THE
VOICEOVER/MUSIC

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CLICK SOUND

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IT IS EASIER TO ADD
THE VOICEOVER FIRST
THEN ADD THE
ANIMATIONS

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IMPORT/RECORD VOICEOVER

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IMPORT/SELECT MUSIC TRACK

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ADJUST SOUND WITH CONTROLS

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PREVIEW/PLAY

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APPLY

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STEP 3:
ADD SLIDES

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USING THE SLIDE PANEL
ADD SLIDES TO YOUR
PRESENTATION BASED ON
YOUR STORYBOARD

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STEP 4:
ADD OBJECTS

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DRAG AND DROP OBJECTS
FROM POWTOON LIBRARY
PANEL ONTO YOUR SLIDES

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STEP 5:
ANIMATE OBJECTS

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SELECT THE OBJECT TO ANIMATE

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CHOOSE AN EFFECT STYLE FOR THE OBJECT
ENTRY/EXIT FROM THE MENU

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USE THE SLIDERS TO ADJUST
THE DURATION OF THE OBJECT

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ADD/REMOVE OVERALL SLIDE TIMING AS NEEDED
(SLIDES CAN BE UP TO 20 SECONDS IN LENGTH

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STEP 6:
PREVIEW

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USE THE PLAYBACK CONTROLS
OR

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PREVIEW FROM THE MENU PANEL
TO REVIEW YOUR VIDEO

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NOTE:

DON’T FORGET TO SAVE THROUGHOUT


THE PROCESS OF CREATING YOUR PRESENTATION

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STEP 7:
PUBLISH

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SHARE VIA LINK OR EMBED

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EXPORT TO YOUTUBE/
OTHER

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CLICK THE NECESSARY DETAILS
THEN CLICK NEXT

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IN THE FREE POWTOON ACCOUNT YOU
CAN ONLY EXPORT UP TO 30 VIDEOS
AT MEDIUM RESOLUTION WITH
BRANDING.

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VIDEO EXPORTS ARE ALSO PART OF
PREMIUM PACKAGES

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YOU CAN CLICK YOUR DESIRED CHOICE
THEN CLICK NEXT

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YOU ARE NOW READY
TO SHOW THE WORLD
YOUR VIDEO

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FILL-UP THE CATEGORIES
THEN CLICK PUBLISH

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