Kid Pix

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Kid Pix
Getting into Kid Pix
Directions for Slides or Pictures
Directions for a Slide Show
Making Your Own Slides and Slide Show
All of the Kid Pix Tools and What They Can Do
Ideas for How to Use Kid Pix in Your Classroom
Tips and Tricks When Using Kid Pix
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Kid Pix
Using Kid Pix to Make Slides
Saving a Kid Pix Slide
Opening a Kid Pix Slide
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Slide Show
Making a Slide Show
Saving a Slide Show
Saving a Stand Alone Slide Show
Opening a Slide Show
Opening a Stand Alone Slide Show
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Click on Start
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Move your mouse up to Scott Apps
Then click on Kid Pix Deluxe.
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Click on Students
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Click on Start
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This is the Kid Pix Picker to choose where you
would like to go.
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Click on Kid Pix
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This is where you will be making your slides. At
the left side of the screen are the tools you can
use to make your slides. At the bottom of the
screen, are the options for the tool you are
currently using.
Please refer to your handouts about the different
tools and options that are available for you to
use in making your slides.
Hand Outs on Tools
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To change the stamps that you are able to use in
making your slides go to Goodies and then Pick a
Stamp Set.
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Choose a Stamp Set that you would like to use in
making your slide. Refer to your hand out to see
all of the stamps that are in each set.
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To use a picture or a map as a background go to
Goodies and then Pick More Pictures.
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Double click on background, clipart, or map.
This will put choices in the box under file name
and then double click on one of the choices.
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To save a slide click on File and then click on
Save a Picture.
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Change the Drive to H.
Click in the box under File name and type in a
name for your slide. Click OK. Click File and
then New to start a new slide.
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To open a slide that you have saved click on File
and then Open a Picture.
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Change the drive to H.
Look in the File Name box to find the name of the
slide you would like to open. Click on the name
of that slide and click OK.
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Click on SlideShow
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This is what you will see when you enter the
Slide Show part of Kid Pix.
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This button is the picture button. You use this
button to put your slide (picture) into the
show.
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Double Click on h in directories.
Click on the name of your first slide in files
and then click OK.
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This is the sound button. You use this button to
add sound to your slide.
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Click on a sound and then on Preview to hear the
sound. When you have chosen the sound you would
like to use click Select.
If you would like more choices, click on More.
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Double click on deluxe or kidpix.
Then click on a sound. Click OK.
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This is the transition button. You use this
button to add a transition to your slide. A
transition is what happens between two slides.
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Pick a transition and click preview to see a
transition.
After you have chosen a transition, click Select.
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Now your first truck should look like this. Put
each of your slides into a truck.
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To play your slide show once click this.
To play your slide show continuously click this.
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To save your slide show click File and then Save
a SlideShow.
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Change the drive to h. Type in a name for your
slide show in file name. Click OK.
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If you save your slide show as a Stand Alone, it
can be played without having Kid Pix on your
computer.
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To save your slide show as a Stand Alone, click
save as StandAlone
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Change the drive to h. Type in a name for your
slide show in file name. Click OK.
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To open a slide show that you have saved click on
open a SlideShow.
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Change the drive to h. Click the name for your
slide show in the file name box. Click OK.
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When opening a stand alone slide show, you do not
have to be in Kid Pix. If you are in Kid Pix
follow the directions for opening a slide show.
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To open a stand alone slide show without being in
Kid Pix double click on My Computer.
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Double click on the h drive. This is the one
with your last name.
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Double click on the dog. The slide show will
automatically start playing
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Making Your Own Slides and Slide Show

• http//www.learningspace.org/prof_growth/training/
  Kidpix/KidPixOverview.html
• We are going to use the directions at this site
  to create our own slides and slide shows using
  Kid Pix.

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All of the Kid Pix Tools and What They Can Do

• http//t4.jordan.k12.ut.us/Inservice/KidPix/kid_pi
  x_tools.htm
• This site explains all of the Tools that you can
  use when making slides and their options.
• http//www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/sbeck/wackypaint.htm
  
• This site explains the options when using the
  wacky brush.
• http//www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/sbeck/wackymixer.htm
  
• This site explains the options when using the
  mixer.
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Ideas for How to Use Kid Pix in Your Classroom

• http//www.feist.com/mueller/ttt/links.htm
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• http//members.aol.com/MrsGoudie/kidspix.html
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• http//www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/littlekids/ki
  dpix_activities.htm
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• http//san-miguel.lausd.k12.ca.us/kid_pix_resource
  s.htm

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Tips and Tricks When Using Kid Pix

• Slide Tips
• Slide Show Tips
• Lab Tips

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Slide Show Tips

• A Note to Remember If you loop your slide show,
  you must double click on it to stop it!
• When saving a slide show make sure it is saved in
  the same place as your slides. (ex. H drive)

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Slide Tips

• When choosing Kid Pix from the picker, you might
  get an error message. Click close and then click
  close again. At the bottom of the picker it will
  say Kid Pix, click on this before clicking on Kid
  Pix again.

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Slide Tips

• When using the typewriter tool, you can move the
  textbox by clicking on the box holding the mouse
  button down and then moving the box.
• When using the fill tool, the tip of the paint
  coming out of the pail should be inside the area
  that you would like to fill with color.

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Slide Tips

• The face at the bottom of the tools is the undo
  guy. He can only undo the very last thing that
  you did.

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Lab Tips

• If the computer freezes up, try pushing Ctrl,
  Alt, and Delete all at the same time and then
  click end task. If this doesnt work hold the
  on/off button in on the computer for about 8
  seconds to turn off the computer and restart it.

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Lab Tips

• After exiting Kid Pix and logging off the
  computer, a message may appear that windows will
  restart now. You will need to restart the
  computer by holding in the on/off button for
  about 8 seconds and then turning the computer
  back on.