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1) Prior to opening iMovie save pictures in new folder on your desktop in .jpg format.

2) Open iMovie and import your pictures from your desktop folder. Click OPEN APPLE and the letter "A" at the same time to select all pictures from your folder. This should highlight all of your pictures in the color BLUE. Click and drag the picture into one of the three boxes that appear on the left of the screen on iMovie. After a moment your pictures will appear in the iMovie program.

3) Now that your pictures are downloaded it is time to place them in chronological order. Use the list you created in day one of this assignment for reference. To move images click on the center of the picture. The box should highlight in yellow and a white glove will appear on the pic. Hold down on the mouse and move the picture to the proper location of you project.

4) All slides should appear for 3.5 - 4 seconds in your movie. Go to your first slide and click on the small clock icon in the lower left of the picture. A new screen will appear which allows you set the length of viewing each picture - choose 3.5 seconds. On the bottom of that screen click on the option that reads "Applies to all photos" and click OK.

5) A requirement of the project that we discussed is that you need to label each image. On the right hand of your iMovie screen you will find a button labeled "T." Click on that and a series of different labeling slides appear. Select the one that wish to use. Click and drag the labeling slide you wish to use over the image from your project. You will edit your slide on the image in the upper right part of your screen. Repeat this process for all slides.

6) After labeling a slide a blue box should appear over ever picture on the left hand of your screen. At this time you can click on the edge of one of those blue boxes and lengthen the time that your image identification appears in relation you your picture.

7) Time to add transitions. Transitions are how your movie will move from picture to picture. Do not over think this part of the project. Again on the right hand of your screen, to the right of the "T" icon you pressed before you will see a button for transitions. Click and open. Click and drag a transition between the pictures of your movie.

8) Image effect editing

9) Insert music

10) Finalize