How To Use Powtoon

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How to get there

On your browser type www.powtoon.com and hit enter
Welcome to Powtoon
Getting started
Click Start now
Signing up
Fill out the fields. Or sign up with one of the social account options
Signing up
Then choose among the profiles suggested then click Sign me up
Signing up
Signing up through Facebook. Click Facebook icon.
Signing up
Fill out the text fields. Click log in.
Signing up
Click okay.
Getting started
Next this step by step guide window will appear. Click open a blank project.
Getting started
Next just fill out the text fields, click create.
loading
Next it will open a new tab for you and a video will play, click close and wait for the awesomeness to load.
awesomeness
Welcome to the editing dashboard.
navigation
Tools.
navigation
Tools.
New slides and for saving your work
Editing tools
navigation
Tools.
Media tools. For adding image and soundtrack
Text Editing tools
navigation
Tools.
Preview and exporting tool
navigation
On the left side portion of the dashboard is the Slide panel.
navigation
Duplicate slide Delete slide
Clone objects to slide
Add slide
Click to switch in between modes (movie or slideshow)
navigation
Time frame of the slide selected Transition display Slide panel according to sequence Time length of the presentation
navigation
Style options Right side is the object panel Text effects Image holders Animated characters Props Markers Shapes Transitions Backgrounds
navigation
At the center is your canvas
timeline
navigation
Play/pause
Play current slide from the start Play current slide Play all slides from start
Flip object
Object enter/exit effects tool
Create awesomeness
Lets start a project. So what do you have in mind? Lets make something about 5 benefits of meditation. Lets start on the title. On the right side choose text effect.
Ill use hand writing effect, Click on it.
Slide 1
A text box automatically appears on the canvas
Also slide one is filled.
timeline
Notice the time frame starts at 0:03 sec, thats because the start play point is in the 3 sec point.
Timeline is filled also
timeline
That is the exit effect of the text object
No entry effect but has exit effect (see timeline)
Timeline is filled from 2s to 10s, meaning the text effect is visible in the canvas for that span of time
Text object
Back to our canvas. Lets enter a title, Click double click to edit text
Text object
Then text effect manager window will pop up. Double click then enter text
Text object
If done typing. Click Apply.
Click play button to see the effect
Text object
You can drag objects to proffered placement with in the canvas
character
Lets add an object. On the right side click or to browse options.
character
Choose this character
character
Scroll down. Under animation characters.
character
Hover over the characters to preview. Choose the meditating one. Click it
Character
It appears on the center. Drag it into the place you want. A little bit lower may be.
timeline
With the character object selected. See timeline. It is located on the 6s mark.
Play starting point

First lets drag the to the 0sec mark
timeline
The canvas appears empty. Click on the character icon below timeline
timeline
This icon appears again, its the start play point, meaning when you hit the play button, animation starts at this point which is at 2sec point
With character being selected, under 6s mark meaning it will appear on the 6th sec.
timeline
See those blue bars and the fill. It means that this character will start to appear at 2s mark up until the 10s mark, itll disappear.
timeline
Now try playing slide one.(put first the in 0sec mark then hit play)
We are done with slide 1. consisting 2 objects only.
timeline
Noticed that the character appears first before the text object? even though we placed the text object in the canvas first, also they are on the same 2s mark? Why is that?
timeline
Here is why.
That slope filled space there is a fading entry starting at 1.5s. So it appears a fraction of a second earlier than the text object.
timelilne
Lets make their entry more defined. Lets put the character at 1 sec, fading in at .5sec. Drag the
timeline
Then lets make the character exit early also, cut down its appearance until 2s mark fade out at 2.5 sec. Drag the
entry/exit effect
Lets change the entry and exit effect. While character is selected. Click icon to make sure.
Then click enter effect icon.
Entry/exit effect
Choose fade. Do the same with the exit effect.
Entry/exit effect
They should be like this.
timeline
Lets put the text object entry 3 sec mark. Drag the
timeline
Lets cut the exit up to 5sec mark, fading out at 5.5sec mark. Drag the
playback
Now, hit play from start.
timeline
Awesome right!? now dont you think 10 seconds is too long for slide 1? Lets make it shorter then. Click
cutting up to 6sec.
background
lets change the background of the canvas. On the right panel, scroll down until backgrounds. Click more.
background
Now lets choose yellow. Click it
background
transition
Lets put a transition effect before going to slide 2. On the right panel. Under transition click more.
transition
Lets put a transition effect before going to slide 2. On the right panel. Under transitions click zoom out.
Slide 2
On the left panel. Click on slide 2.
background
lets change the background of the canvas. On the right panel, scroll down until backgrounds. Click more.
background
Slide 2
Your canvas should look like this
Text effects
Lets put a text object. On the right panel. Under text effect click more.
Text effects
Choose and click Word scaling down
Enter text
Enter text
Type 1. INCREASED IMMUNITY
Enter text
Chance font style into sansita one.
Enter text
Click apply.
Enter text
Drag into the desired place. At the center of the canvas.
Inserting image
Now search for an image of your choice regarding immune system. Ill use this image. Ive saved it in my computer.
Inserting image
On the tools panel. Click image icon.
Inserting image
Image manager will pop up. Click upload file
Inserting image
You can also search images on web to be uploaded. Click web search
Inserting image
Click apply.
Inserting image
Drag it and resize. For this one Ive placed it over the text.
timeline
lets edit the timeline so that the overlapping of image will make sense. Click the text object icon.
timeline
Lets set the entry point of the text object to 0.5sec mark. Drag the
timeline
Still on the text object. Lets cut the exit point at 2sec mark. Drag the .
Exit effect
Still on the text object. Click icon and select right
timeline
Timeline for the text object should look like this.
timeline
Next select the image. Click icon.
timeline
Lets set the entry point to 3sec mark, fading in 1.5 sec. I guess it is set already to that setting if not, kindly set. It should look like this.
Entry effect
Lets change the entry effect to right. You can set it also by clicking the icon on the timeline.
Entry effect
It should now look like this.
timeline
Lets cut the exit to 3.5 sec mark
Timeline should look like this
timeline
Check Change the entry and exit effect Image objects entry and exit effects should be like this.
Text object
Lets put the number 2 benefit. On the right panel under text effects, click letters bouncing.
Text object
On the text effect manager, type 2. emotional balance. Click apply.
Text object
Drag and place on the center on the center of the canvas.
Inserting image
On the tools panel. Click image icon.
Inserting image
Image manager will pop up. Click upload file
Add image
Ill be using this image.
Add image
Click apply.
Add image
Drag the image on top of the text object and resize accordingly.
timeline
By now, you know how to manage the timeline. Click the text object icon of the 2. item.
timeline
Set up the timeline of the text object and follow this settings. Entry point: 4s exit point: 6.5s exit effect: down
timeline
Next is the image object. Click the icon.
timeline
Set up the timeline of the image object and follow this settings. Entry point: 7s exit point: 8s
Entry and exit effects:
timeline
Then add 5 seconds to the timeline. Click + to make it 15s
Text object
Next is the number 3 reason. On the right panel. Under text effect click letters rolling.
Text object
Place it again in the center. Ooops! Looks like I forgot to type 3. Click edit icon to go back to text manager and edit.
timeline
Lets first set the timeline setting of the text object. Click the icon.
timeline
Set up the timeline, following these settings: Entry point: 8s exit point: 11s exit effect: down
Insert image
Ill be using this image
Insert image
Place image at the center over the text. Resize accordingly.
timeline
Select the image object. Click the image icon.
timeline
Lets set the timeline settings. Follow these settings: entry point: 11.5 s exit point: 12.5 s
Entry effect: down exit effect: fade
Text object
On the right panel. Under text effects Click words fading.
Text object
Enter text 4. BETTER MEMORY
timeline
Select text object. Click icon.
timeline
Set the timeline settings to: Entry point: 13 s exit point: 14.5 s
Exit effect: down hand swipe: enable by just clicking on the icon.
timeline
Add 5 seconds to the timeline to make it 20 s . Click +.
Insert image
Insert image
Insert and place image. Resize accordingly.
timeline
Select the image object. Click image icon.
timeline
Set the timeline settings to: Entry point: 15s exit point: 16s
Entry effect: down; swipe hand enabled exit effect: pop
Text object
On the right panel. Under text effects. Click letters appearing.
Text object
Type and enter text 5. MORE CREATIVITY.
timeline
Select text object. Click icon
timeline
Set timeline settings to: entry point: 16.5 s exit point: 19.5 s exit effect to: right
transition
On the right panel, under transition. Click roller
rd 3
slide
On the left panel. Click 3rd slide
Background image
Change background. This time a photo upload. Click image icon.
Background image
Background image
Tick the check box set selected image as background. Click Apply.
Background image
Slide 3 should look like this.
Add text
Type and enter : GREAT JOB! using the hand writing text effect.
Add text
Place it on middle right corner.
timeline
Click on the text icon. Set timeline to: entry point: 0.5 s exit point: 4s exit effect: no effect -
Also cut down the timeline to 4s. Click - to delete second
Save
We are done. Click save to save work
preview
Click preview to see your masterpiece
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New slides and for saving your work

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Media tools. For adding image and soundtrack

Text Editing tools

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Preview and exporting tool

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Clone objects to slide

Click to switch in between modes (movie or slideshow)

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Object enter/exit effects tool

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Ill use hand writing effect, Click on it.

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Also slide one is filled.

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Timeline is filled also

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No entry effect but has exit effect (see timeline)

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Click play button to see the effect

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Play starting point

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We are done with slide 1. consisting 2 objects only.

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Then click enter effect icon.