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Outline

  1. Select the extensions you would like to add to your project.
  2. Watch the videos that correspond to the extensions you would like to do.
  3. Click NEXT below to move on to Video 7 to continue the lesson.

Instructions

Make your timeline more personal, unique, and creative with these extensions.

CHOOSE AN EXTENSION


Add Photos or Images to Your Timeline

Add photos or images to make your timeline more personal.

Transcript

In this video, you will add photos or images to your timeline.

Adding photos or images helps people better understand what’s on your timeline.

It can also make your timeline more personal to you as you reflect on recent events and look forward to future ones.

To begin, decide where you might include a photo or image on your timeline.

To use your own photos from your phone or camera, upload them to your computer or Google Drive.

You’ll want to get permission from the people in the photos first before using them in your project.

Resize the photos and place them where you want them to go.

You can also search for images online.

Search for the image and make sure you have the right to use the image.

Add at least two photos or images to your timeline.

If you completed the GIF video first, you may only want to add one photo or image so your timeline doesn’t look cluttered.

Now, it’s your turn: Add at least two photos or images to your timeline, and resize and position them where you want them.


Add GIFs to Your Timeline

Add animated GIFs to your timeline.

Transcript

In this video, you will add GIFs to your timeline.

GIF stands for Graphics Interchange Format.

An animated GIF is a short, repeating video image.

Using GIFs in a project helps it look more interesting and appealing.

But combining any visual, whether it’s a photo, image or GIF, with text is powerful and helps express your thoughts and feelings more.

To begin, decide where you might include a GIF on your timeline.

Then, search for a GIF to insert.

To get more results, try searching in a few ways.

For example, you can search using terms like wedding or heart to represent a wedding.

Search for the GIF and make sure you have the right to use the GIF.

Insert the GIF you choose into your timeline.

When it’s inserted, the GIF will probably not be exactly where you want it.

That’s o-k.

Just place it where you want it to go and resize it.

Now, search for another GIF.

If you completed the photos and images video first, you may only want to add one GIF so your map doesn’t look cluttered.

Insert the GIF and resize it.

Now, it’s your turn: Add at least two GIFs to your timeline, and resize and position them where you want them.