Tip Sheets

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Add titles, captions and credits

  1. Select the photo or video before which you’d to see the title screen. Click the Title button on the Home tab of the ribbon. Enter your movie title in the area that states [Enter text here].

    You may change your title’s font, size, color, effects, and more using the Text Tools-Format tab on the ribbon. You may also use text duration to determine how many seconds you’d like the title to appear.
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  1. You can also add captions to any part of your movie. Play the movie and at the desired point, click the Caption button on the Home tab of the ribbon. You can edit how the caption appears, enters the screen, and more using the Text Tools-Format tab.
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  1. At the end of your movie, you can give yourself some credit by adding credits. Click the last photo or video in the storyboard. Click the Credits button on the Home tab of the ribbon. You can edit how the credits appear, enter the screen, and more using the Text Tools-Format tab.
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