MediaBlender

Platform: PC

Description

MediaBlender^® software, from Tech4Learning^®, is a multimedia authoring tool for learners of all ages. Projects created with MediaBlender are platform independent and can even be played online or exported to HTML. The tutorials on this page were created using the Windows version of the software.

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A. Basic Operations

		Key #	Length
1.	Creating a new project	9480	0:47
2.	Viewing the Project options	9481	0:39
3.	Setting the basic preferences	9482	1:31
4.	Checking the spelling of a project	9483	1:17
5.	Changing pointers for different uses	9484	1:09
6.	Switching to Presentation mode	9485	0:50
7.	Using the Storyboard window	9486	1:14
8.	Setting the Save options for a project	9487	1:14
9.	Viewing a project with the MediaBlender Player	9488	0:35
10.	Exporting a project to HTML	9489	0:44
11.	Opening/saving files to an FTP server	9490	1:20

B. Working with Objects

		Key #	Length
1.	Adding a new page to a project	9491	0:38
2.	Adding text objects	9492	1:05
3.	Changing text color and alignment	9493	0:56
4.	Modifying the appearance of text objects	9494	1:46
5.	Adding a button	9495	0:53
6.	Editing a button	9496	1:55
7.	Setting the default Button options	9497	0:53
8.	Adding a button image or graphic object	9498	2:11
9.	Creating a Rollover button image	9499	1:24
10.	Changing the vertical stacking order	9500	1:18
11.	Locking/unlocking an object	9501	1:03

C. Modifying the Background

		Key #	Length
1.	Changing the background color and page name	9502	0:57
2.	Painting text onto a page background	9503	1:14
3.	Changing Font properties for a project or text object	9504	0:46
4.	Adding an oval or rectangle	9505	1:22
5.	Changing the properties of ovals and rectangles	9506	1:09
6.	Adding lines with the Pencil or Line tool	9507	1:01
7.	Painting with the Paint Brush and Spray Can	9508	1:00
8.	Adding color with the Paint Bucket	9509	1:25
9.	Using the Eraser tool and setting its options	9510	1:18
10.	Using the Dropper tool and setting its options	9511	1:09
11.	Changing Line properties	9512	0:55

D. Actions and Linking

		Key #	Length
1.	Adding an action to some text	9513	0:34
2.	Removing a link from text	9514	0:46
3.	Adding an action to a button or graphic object	9515	0:50
4.	Creating a link to another page	9516	1:30
5.	Creating an external link to the Web	9517	0:39
6.	Creating a link to another project	9518	0:53
7.	Animating an object	9519	2:23
8.	Showing/hiding other objects	9520	1:24
9.	Creating a download file action	9521	1:06
10.	Playing a sound file	9522	2:27
11.	Playing a movie file	9523	2:19
12.	Creating timed actions	9524	1:30
13.	Creating scrolling text	9525	1:29
14.	Using the Stop action	9526	0:40
15.	Creating transitions between pages	9527	1:29

E. Working with Multiple Pages

		Key #	Length
1.	Moving pages	9528	1:24
2.	Using the Duplicate Page command	9529	0:43
3.	Using the Lasso and Rectangle Selection tools	9530	1:08
4.	Using the Go menu to navigate between pages	9531	1:03