PowTooN
A tutorial on animation by Kanan Sato & Toni Valencia
WHAT IS POWTOON?
Use these EASY Steps to Use PowToon!
2) Choose a template
3) Edit the template
4) Simply Drag & Drop Images and Text
5) EXPORT and SHARE
THE STUDIO
Use the sidebar for animation effects and simply drag and drop the images/text
It works similar to a word document, which is why there is Text Edit Section in the upper bar where you change the color, size and font of the text.
The bottom bar where it has numerical value, that is the video edit where you can lengthen or shorten the image or the animation.
Include Music and Videos through the video and sound section in the upper bar.
REMEMBER TO SAVE! Although PowToon also saves automatically.
Export the animation by clicking SHARE.
TOOLBAR
Other features in the toolbar will be explained further in other paragraphs.
SOUND
VIDEO
STYLES & OBJECTS
Found on the right-side bar of the Powtoon Studio, the styles and objects are an array of text effects, backgrounds, animation, characters, and image holders.
In order to place any one of the above effects, simply double click on the icon and it will appear on the selected slide. Once the effect is displayed on the slide, you may re-size it.
There are different styles which contain different animations, so scroll through the different styles to find an animation suited for your presentation. Although, some styles may not be offered if you are in the free version.
SCENES
You add slides by clicking on the + button or delete slides by clicking on the - button.
Another feature is that you may duplicate the slide exactly or only the objects of a slide into another using the icons on the upper right-hand corner of the sidebar.
On the bottom of the sidebar, you will find a play button, where in you may play your animation to test your animations.
Slideshow & Movie
Movie is a natural animation, while a slideshow stops after every slide or scene.
Change this feature by clicking on the movie/slideshow sidebar.
Timeline
In order to do so, click on the animation picture and a bar will appear on the Timeline. Simply drag the ends of the bar to decide the time of entrance and exit.
Also on the tips of the bar of an animation, there is a button, which you click on to change the animation of the image's entrance and exit.
Right-click Shortcuts
Simply right-click on the object and find the type of right-click shortcuts
EXPORT & SHARE
Simply click on the export button and choose your options