The document provides a 10 step tutorial for creating animations on the online tool Go!Animate. It explains how to sign up, choose characters and backgrounds, add text boxes and other elements, create and edit scenes, add effects, preview and save the animation. The tutorial aims to introduce users to basic animation techniques using Go!Animate's free online program.

1.
A Tutorial
INTRODUCTION
Go!Animate
is
an
online
animation
tool.
You
can
create
your
own
animations
by
creating
unique
characters
and
backgrounds,
adding
music
and
sound
effects,
and
experimenting
with
movement.
It’s
a
free
online
program
anyone
can
use.
You
will
have
to
sign
up
to
create
animations.
With
a
Go!Animate
account
you
will
be
able
to
save
your
creations
and
share
your
work
with
your
friends.
URL
http://goanimate.com
HOW
TO
ANIMATE
Here
are
the
steps
to
creating
your
own
animation
on
Go!Animate
for
FREE:
1. Go
to
the
URL
http://goanimate.com
.
Here
you
will
come
to
the
homepage.
Click
on
“Make
a
Cartoon”.

2.
2. First
you
will
be
asked
to
create
a
character
for
your
animated
movie.
Choose
from
the
characters
already
created.
*You
may
be
asked
to
go
to
the
“character
studio”.
Choose
“No”.
You
need
to
pay
for
this
option.
3. Once
you
choose
your
character
they
will
appear
on
the
stage.
You
can
move
your
character
around
by
clicking
and
dragging
with
your
mouse.

3.
4. The
toolbox
you
will
be
using
to
create
your
scenes
is
on
the
left
of
the
screen.
This
is
where
you
can
change
your
character,
add
text
boxes,
pick
backgrounds,
add
props,
music
and
special
effects.
Choose
the
tab
you
want
to
utilize
then
drag
and
drop
the
item
onto
the
stage.
Once
it
is
on
the
stage
you
can
customize
the
options
for
your
animation
scene.
5. Let’s
start
creating
our
movie.
Set
up
you
first
scene
by
clicking
on
the
items
on
your
set
and
moving
them
around
and
customizing.
You
do
this
by
clicking
on
the
item
and
the
corresponding
menus
will
appear
to
the
left
with
options.
When
you
are
done
setting
up
your
stage
and
scene
click
on
“Add
Scene”
to
the
bottom
right
of
your
stage.
You
will
need
to
add
a
scene
for
each
animated
action.
The
next
scene
will
start
as
a
copy
of
your
previous
scene.

4. 6. You
can
add
effects
to
your
scene
by
clicking
on
the
“FX”
tab
on
the
left
of
the
screen.
Drag
and
drop
the
effect
onto
your
stage
and
that
effect
will
be
applied
to
that
scene.
Be
careful,
some
effects
will
be
added
to
all
the
scenes
following
it
so
you
may
want
to
play
with
the
effects
after
your
timeline
is
completed.
If
you
don’t
like
the
effect
you’ve
added
to
a
scene
go
to
the
right
side
of
the
screen
and
click
on
the
“FX”
icon
and
“delete”
the
effect.
7. You
can
add
and
delete
scenes
by
clicking
on
the
scene
in
your
timeline.
A
menu
will
pop
up
and
you
can
copy,
delete,
add
or
change
the
duration
of
your
scenes.

5.
8. Once
you
have
created
all
your
scenes
you
can
preview
or
save
your
movie
from
the
top
right
menu.
9. After
previewing
you
can
choose
to
continue
editing
or
save
your
animation.
If
you
don’t
like
something
in
your
animation
choose
to
“Back
to
editing”
and
continue
editing.

6.
10. If
you
are
happy
with
your
creation
choose
to
“Save
now”.
This
will
take
you
to
your
final
screen
where
you
can
get
the
link
and
embed
codes
to
your
new
animation.
CONGRADULATIONS!
You’ve
animated!
SUMMARY
This
is
a
fun
way
to
introduce
yourself
or
others
to
some
animation
basics.
It
takes
a
little
while
to
get
the
hang
of
it,
but
once
you
do
you
will
have
a
lot
of
fun
with
it.
The
creative
possibilities
are
endless.
There
is
a
subscription
you
can
sign
up
for
with
a
fee
that
will
give
you
more
animating
capabilities.
A
paid
subscription
will
allow
you
to
have
additional
options
for
the
program.
You
can
import
custom
images
you
create,
create
custom
characters,
do
more
advanced
animating
and
download
your
creations.