<p>Making Books Accessible to All: Using Multimedia Programs to Adapt Books</p><p>Adapted from Kristie Stapler’s Tutorial</p><p>Region III Assistive Technology Center 611 N. Burnside Ave. Gonzales, LA 70737 A. Create a Folder 1. Create a folder on the computer (or flash drive) to save your talking book files. B. Find and Collect Your Pictures 1. Scan or create your pictures for your talking book and save to folder. C. Create a Talking Book Template Create a talking book template that you can use with all of your talking books. 1. Open PowerPoint. It should open to a blank slide. If not select File-New and select Blank Presentation. 2. Choose the blank page layout and click Ok. 3. Add a forward page turning arrow by selecting Insert Menu and click Shapes/Action Buttons. </p><p>4. Click on the Forward Arrow. The cursor will change to a small cross. Position this cross at the bottom right hand corner of the page and click and hold the left mouse button. Drag mouse to draw the button. Release the mouse button. Resize forward arrow if needed. </p><p>2 You will see the Action Settings screen. Choose “Hyperlink to/Next Slide” for action. Click Okay. </p><p>5. Add a Back Arrow following the directions in step 4. Make sure it is linked to previous slide. 6. Add a page turning effect by clicking on Slideshow – Slide Transition. Choose a transition effect and click Apply to all. 7. Save the slide as a template. Click File-Save As. When the dialog box opens, click in File Name and type “Talking Book Template”. In Save as type: choose PowerPoint Template (*.potx). Click Save.</p><p>D. Create Blank Pages 1. Create more blank pages for your book, right click on top of the existing slide and select Duplicate Slide. Repeat until you have the required number of blank pages (slides) for your book. </p><p>3 E. Add Pictures Click on the first slide. To add a picture to your slide, click on the Insert menu, then Picture, then From File and choose a picture that you have previously scanned or created. 1. Insert the picture on the page. Reposition and/or resize the picture on the page by clicking and dragging on the corners of the picture frame.</p><p>F. Add Text 1. Make your sentence large enough but not larger than the computer screen. 2. You can go to the following area in the Home ribbon on PowerPoint. </p><p>G. Add Sound to the Page 1. Before adding sound to the pages, make sure the microphone is connected to the computer and it is working. (You can test the microphone by going to Start-Accessories -Sound Recorder and recording a voice test.) 2. To add sound, click on the Insert menu, then Movies and Sounds and then click on Record Sounds. 3. Click in the Name box and rename this sound file. (ex: give more information than slide 1) 4. Click on the Red Record button and speak the page text into the microphone. Click Stop when you are finished recording the sound. 5. Click Ok. 6. A loud speaker will appear in the middle of your page. This can be positioned anywhere on the slide. 7. This completes the first page of your talking book. Click on the next slide and follow the directions in steps E - G.</p><p>4 BOOK OPTIONS I. Automate The Sound On Each Page a. Click on the speaker icon to select the sound. Choose Playback menu, then click the down arrow by the Start box. Select “Automatically” to play the sound or movie automatically. </p><p>II. Use Forward And Back Buttons a. To set up the show, click on the Slideshow menu, then Set Up Show. Click Browsed at a kiosk (full screen). Then Ok.</p><p>III. Trim Your Clip a. If the file is too long for the presentation, you are able to trim parts of it away. b. The green line allows you to cut out a certain part of the song at the beginning. If you know the exact time you would like your music to begin you can type that time into the start time c. The red line allows you to cut time from the end of your clip. If you know the exact time you would like your music to end, you can type it into the end time. d. The play button allows you to play your clip so you are able to get the clip at the right time</p><p>IV. Edit Your Clip a. In order to edit your audio file, you must select Playback on the Audio Tools Tab. b. Fade Duration: if you would like your clip to fade in or out, you can change the amount of time by using the arrows in the fade in or fade out sections.</p><p>V. Add Audio Using a Clip Art File a. If you insert a file from clip art, this box will appear on the right side of your presentation. Use the "Search for:" box to find the kind of audio you want b. The file can be inserted either by double clicking on it or selecting the drop down menu and selecting insert.</p><p>5</p>