Digital Publications
Using PowToon
#1. Choose a topic, product, or a brand

Choose Individual _choose or skip any other options or screens that may appear until you get to the dashboard | Dashboard view | Choose "create" on the left |
Choose "horizontal" | Choose ONE of the first 3
*you can switch later if needed | Beginning Screen your screen should look like this and you are ready to start creating. |
#3. Getting started
#4 using the Interface of PowToon
Slides- Reorganize them Duplicate them Add transitions- click slide-click transition- *transition will add under selected slide* | Play preview each slide or watch movie -shows total commercial length | Timeline-slide over to see details: Slide Length adjust when pictures come in and out of slide How long each picture is on the slide. |
Slides-
Duplicate them
Add transitions- click slide-click transition-
*transition will add under selected slide*
Scences Different background- template options -Choose a different look to get more options | Background Choose a background or upload your own -use google etc. to find a picture for a background - they have images and scenes | Text Must pick one to be able to type Scroll down for more options- like text bubbles and thinking bubbles |
Background
-use google etc. to find a picture for a background
- they have images and scenes
Shapes find shapes animated shapes and image frames | Specials Different characters- themes example- holidays | Images- choose options- free images- some can be used for backgrounds |
CHARACTERS Many different headings and options. Under each heading click "more" to show other options. CHANGE YOUR LOOK TO SEE DIFFERENT OPTIONS | PROPSArrows- Action buttons- ITEMS- | SoundMay use voice over (not required) Click Sound Track for free music |
Free Music Scroll through the list- use only FREE! CLICK -ADD-THEN APPLY | Images- Upload your own pictures Upload your own images-be sure to not use copyrighted pictures. will be under "my images" | TOP Toolbar Powtoon saves automatically-but there is a save button -use it! Paper icon-copy/paste Arrows-undo/redo |
Images- Upload your own pictures
will be under "my images"

Click "Share" This will give you the share link | Click "copy" this will copy it to the clipboard for you! | Publish First option says "share link" and again copy it to the clipboard Then turn it in as link Google Classroom Add- link - paste (command +V) |
Add Title and check settings | Keep Settings | Embed Code Click in the box and highlight code- CMND+C -> to copy the code- Do not worry about the size buttons |
embed button in Sites <embed> On your portfolio page- drag over the element "embed code" Click in the box Then Paste (CMND+V) in the code Once you click off the screen it should appear. Don't forget to hit PUBLISH- (make sure it added to the page by clicking your link to your webpage) | Embed Code Click in the box and highlight code- CMND+C -> to copy the code- Do not worry about the size buttons | WEEBLY Go to: weebly On your portfolio page- drag over the element "embed code" Click in the box where it says "click to set cutom..." Then Paste (CMND+V) in the code Once you click off the screen it should appear. Don't forget to hit PUBLISH- (make sure it added to the page by clicking your link to your webpage) |
embed button in Sites
On your portfolio page- drag over the element "embed code"
Click in the box
Then Paste (CMND+V) in the code
Once you click off the screen it should appear.
Don't forget to hit PUBLISH-
(make sure it added to the page by clicking your link to your webpage)
Embed Code
CMND+C -> to copy the code-
Do not worry about the size buttons
WEEBLY
On your portfolio page- drag over the element "embed code"
Click in the box where it says "click to set cutom..."
Then Paste (CMND+V) in the code
Once you click off the screen it should appear.
Don't forget to hit PUBLISH-
(make sure it added to the page by clicking your link to your webpage)
Chelsey Hawkins
SJHS