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Once you have an Animoto account, you are ready to get started designing and creating your video. To begin, click on

Create One from the center of the screen, or click on Create next to your name in the upper right hand corner.

When you get to the Choose a Style page, you can preview all of the styles by clicking on each one. The style you choose

will determine the look and feel for your video, so take your time finding the right one.

You can view all of the available style options, by clicking on All from the options list.

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You will notice that some of the videos have a PURCHASE VIDEO button under the description with the words Make a 30

second video for free under the button, while some have an UPGRADE button.

Animoto uses a "freemium" model. This means they have both free and paid options available. This example only shows

you what you can do for free. For more information about the paid options of Animoto (including access to all of the

styles) go to animoto.com/pricing.

Once you find a style you like click on Make a 30 second video for free to go to the design canvas.

If this is your first time using Animoto, they provide you with basic getting started steps – you can view these if you

want, the same information will be presented during this tutorial.

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This is the design canvas. You'll notice it is split into three sections.

The top section (1) in blue includes the title and settings options.

The left section (2) is the toolbar.

And the center section (3) is the workspace.

You'll see that Animoto gives you instructions for getting started (4); Use the plus sign to add photos, videos, and text.

and Use the music note to change song.

Each style is pre-assigned a song. If you don't like the song, you can choose a different one from Animoto's extensive

audio library, or upload your own.

It's important to understand that the tempo of the song you choose will affect the look and speed of your video.

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There are two ways to add images, I can click on the plus sign from the empty tile and then click on the add photos icon,

or I can click on Add pics & vids from the toolbar. Both will take you to the same dialog box.

From the Add pictures and videos dialog box you'll see that there are a variety of places to upload your images from; you

can even select from Animoto's limited stock photo or image library.

If you have any of the listed social media accounts, you can authorize the app by clicking on the icon and following the

on screen prompts.

I'm going to upload my images from my computer, so I click on the first option: Upload Pictures and Videos.

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This opens a standard file upload dialog box. I can then browse to the location where my images are stored and choose

the photos I want to upload.

If all of your images are located in the same folder, you can select them all at one time by holding the ctrl key and

clicking each and then click Open.

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You'll see the images are added to the workspace as tiles. But, what if they aren't in the order you want?

No problem, you can click and drag the tiles to arrange them just the way you want.

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Next I want to add some text to my video. I can again, add it two ways; either click on the plus sign from the empty tile

and then click on the add text icon, or I can click on Add text from the editing menu. Both will take you to the same

dialog box.

From the text dialog box you can add title and subtitle text. You'll notice a number at the right side of each area; this is

how many characters you can have in that area. So, I can add 40 characters to the title and 50 characters to the subtitle.

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And now that I have my text, if I want to move it around I can just click and drag the title tile like I did with the image

tile.

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Once you have all of the images and text added to the workspace and arranged the way you want, it's time to preview

your video.

Click on Preview Video below the toolbar.

While the video preview is loading, add a title and a description (if you want).

If your video is just the way you want it, click on Produce. If not, click on continue editing to return to the design canvas

to edit your video. Once you have finished editing, click on Preview Video again and Produce.

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You will be redirected to the Video page while your production finalizes.

You are now ready to share your video!