COMPREHENSIVE Windows Tutorial 7 Managing Multimedia Files

COMPREHENSIVE

Windows Tutorial 7

Managing Multimedia Files

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


XPXPXPExploring Computer Graphics


XPXPXPExploring Computer Graphics


XPXPXPCreating Graphics in Paint• Click the Start button, point to All Programs,

click Accessories, and then click Paint


XPXPXPModifying 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


XPXPXPAdding 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


XPXPXPMagnifying 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


XPXPXPMagnifying a Graphic


XPXPXPDrawing Shapes


XPXPXPFilling 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


XPXPXPWorking with Photos


XPXPXPWorking with Photos


XPXPXPEditing 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


XPXPXPEditing 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


XPXPXPSetting 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


XPXPXPPrinting Photos• Select the photo, click the Print button on the

toolbar, and then click Print


XPXPXPUsing 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


XPXPXPUsing Windows Media Player


XPXPXPCreating 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


XPXPXPCreating a Playlist


XPXPXPBurning 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


XPXPXPCreating and Viewing Digital Movies and Slide Shows


XPXPXPImporting 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


XPXPXPArranging Photos in the Storyboard


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


XPXPXPAdding Titles to the Slide Show• In the Tasks pane, click Titles and credits• Click Title at the beginning


XPXPXPPublishing 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


XPXPXPPublishing a Movie• If you are publishing the movie as an e-mail attachment,

Windows Vista publishes the movie to a compressed file. When it’s 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


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COMPREHENSIVE Windows Tutorial 7 Managing Multimedia Files