32 Rearrange the Storyboard

Before You Begin

28 About Movie Maker's Storyboard

29 Add Clips to the Storyboard

See Also

36 Place a Clip on the Timeline

Rearranging clips is as simple as dragging cards around in Windows Solitaire. If you want to move a clip, just click and drag it to another storyboard location. When you release your mouse button, Movie Maker drops the clip into its new location.

You can select multiple clips to move at the same time. The storyboard's thumbnail images show the result of the clips' rearrangement . As soon as you rearrange the storyboard, the movie's playback is rearranged accordingly . All storyboard clips, including video, still pictures, transitions, and special effects, are available for movement on the storyboard.

NOTE

If you move one clip with a transition in front of it to another storyboard location, Movie Maker removes the transition. If you move two or more consecutive clips to a different location, any transitions between the moved clips will move with the clips to their new location.

1. Click to Select
   
   Click to select a clip that you want to move to a different storyboard location.
   
   
2. Drag to a New Location
   
   While holding down your mouse button, drag the clip from its original location to where you now want it to go. When you release the mouse button, the clip drops into place.
   
   
3. Select Two Clips
   
   Select two clips by holding the Ctrl key and clicking on each of them. You can move both of them to a different storyboard location. You can move as many clips as you select in one move.
   
   

   NOTE

   

   You can only move multiple clips that are consecutive to each other. If you want to move nonconsecutive clips, you must move them one at a time to their new location.

4. Drag to a New Location
   
   Drag the two clips to the new location. When you release your mouse button, Movie Maker drops them into place on the storyboard.
   
   
5. Click to See Results
   
   Click Play if you want to review your storyboard's new sequence.