Author: A Hazlehurst

Windows Movie Maker Help Sheet
Open Windows Movie Maker
When you open WMM, it will automatically start a project for you. Before you do anything, rename the project by choosing “Save project as” from the main menu, and save it where you want it to be (e.g., in My Documents).
Click on ‘Title’ to write text onto its own blank background. This is great to use for your opening title.
To add photos, use the ‘Add videos and photos’ button.
You can change the duration of your photos. The default is 7 seconds.
Click on ‘Caption’ if you want text to be seen on top of your photo.
Add more photos using steps 4, 5 and 6, or add pages of text using step 3.
You can add transitions between clips by selecting a clip, then choosing the one you like under the Animations menu. This will add the transition to the beginning of the selected clip.
You can make your photos move by choosing from the ‘Pan and zoom’ options under the Animations menu.
Personalise your text. Whenever you select a clip with text, you’ll see a new menu up top: Text Tools. This gives you a ton of options to animate your text, change fonts and sizes, etc.
For scrolling credits (like at the end of a TV show), choose Credits.
Remember to Save your work regularly!