Windows Tutorial 7 Managing Multimedia Files

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Windows Tutorial 7Managing Multimedia Files
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Objectives

• Examine computer graphics
• Create graphics in Paint
• Add text to a graphic
• Apply color and draw shapes in an image
• Acquire and import photos
• View and edit photos

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Objectives

• Organize and play music
• Burn files to a CD or DVD
• Acquire and import videos
• Play and edit movies
• Create a multimedia slide show

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Exploring Computer Graphics
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Exploring Computer Graphics
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Creating Graphics in Paint

• Click the Start button, point to All Programs,
  click Accessories, and then click Paint

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Modifying Graphics in Paint

• Reducing the width or height of the canvas is one
  way to crop, or remove, a row or column of pixels
  from an edge of a graphic
• The pixel coordinates in the status bar specify
  the exact location of the pointer on the canvas
  relative to the pixels on your screen
• When you draw a shape, you can use the sizing
  coordinates (immediately to the right of the
  pixel coordinates) to determine the size of the
  shape you are dragging

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Adding Text to a Graphic

• Click the Text tool, then drag a text box on the
  canvas
• If the Text toolbar does not appear, click View
  and then click Text Toolbar
• Use the Text toolbar to select a font, font size,
  or attributes (bold, italic, or underline)
• Type the text in the text box, using the sizing
  handles to resize the text box, if necessary
• Adjust the font, font size, or attributes (bold,
  italic, or underline), and resize the text box as
  necessary
• Click outside the text box

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Magnifying a Graphic

• To zoom in, click the Magnifier tool, and then
  click the graphic one or more times or drag the
  magnification slider up to increase the
  magnification
• To zoom out, click the Magnifier tool, and then
  right-click the graphic one or more times or drag
  the magnification slider down to decrease the
  magnification

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Magnifying a Graphic
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Drawing Shapes
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Filling an Area with Color

• Click the Fill With Color tool
• Click the desired color in the color palette
• Click inside the border of the area you want to
  color

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Working with Photos
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Working with Photos
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Editing a Photo

• To rotate a photo, click the photo and then click
  the Rotate Counterclockwise or the Rotate
  Clockwise button on the navigation bar
• To correct exposure or color problems, click the
  photo, click the Fix button on the toolbar, then
  click Auto Adjust
• To fine-tune exposure or color problems, click
  the photo, click the Fix button on the toolbar,
  click Adjust Exposure or Adjust Color in the Fix
  pane, and then adjust the settings as necessary

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Editing a Photo

• To crop a photo, click the photo, click the Fix
  button on the toolbar, click Crop Picture, drag
  the frame to select the area you want to keep,
  and then click the Apply button
• To fix red eye, click the photo, click the Fix
  button on the toolbar, click Fix Red Eye, and
  then drag to draw a rectangle around the area you
  want to fix

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Setting Up an E-Mail Profile

• Open Control Panel in Category view
• Click the User Accounts and Family Safety
  category
• Click Mail
• If necessary, click the Show Profiles button in
  the Mail Setup dialog box
• In the Mail dialog box, click the Add button
• Enter a name for the new profile, and then click
  the OK button
• Enter your e-mail account information, and then
  click the Next button
• After your e-mail program contacts your e-mail
  server, click the Finish button
• Click the OK button

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Printing Photos

• Select the photo, click the Print button on the
  toolbar, and then click Print

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Using Windows Media Player

• Play an audio or video file
• Play a CD or DVD
• Organize your media collection in the library
• Burn your own CDs and DVDs
• Rip music from a CD
• Copy songs to a portable music player
• Shop for music and movies at online stores

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Using Windows Media Player
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Creating a Playlist

• In the Navigation pane, click Create Playlist
• Enter a name for the playlist, and press Enter
• Drag albums, songs, and other music from the file
  list to the List pane
• Click the Save Playlist button

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Creating a Playlist
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Burning Files to a CD

• Click the Burn button on the Windows Media Player
  toolbar, and then click Audio or Data, depending
  on the type of CD you want to burn
• Insert the blank CD into the appropriate drive
• Drag files from the file list to the List pane
• Click Start Burn

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Creating and Viewing Digital Movies and Slide
Shows
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Importing Movie Content

• In the Tasks pane, click Pictures to open the
  Import Media Items dialog box
• Select the pictures you wish to import
• Click the Import button

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Arranging Photos in the Storyboard
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Previewing Movie Effects

• In the Tasks pane, click Effects
• Click the Views button to see the effects

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Adding Titles to the Slide Show

• In the Tasks pane, click Titles and credits
• Click Title at the beginning

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Publishing a Movie

• Click an option in the Publish to category in the
  Windows Movie Maker Tasks pane
• If you are publishing to a folder on your
  computer, the Publish Movie Wizard starts. Enter
  a name and location for the movie, click Next,
  choose the settings for your movie, then click
  Publish
• If you are publishing to a DVD, Windows DVD Maker
  opens. Customize the opening menu, and then click
  Burn
• If you are publishing to a recordable CD, the
  Publish Movie Wizard starts. Insert a recordable
  CD in the appropriate drive, click Next, enter a
  name and location for the movie, click Next,
  choose the settings for your movie, and then
  click Publish

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Publishing a Movie

• If you are publishing the movie as an e-mail
  attachment, Windows Vista publishes the movie to
  a compressed file. When its finished, click Save
  a copy of my movie on my computer, enter a name
  and location for the file, click Save, and then
  click Attach Movie
• If you are publishing to a videotape in a digital
  video camera, connect your camera to your
  computer, click Next, rewind or fast-forward the
  tape in your camera to where you want to record
  your movie, click Next, click Yes, and then click
  Finish