Screencast: Import from a File
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1 Open WMM, Import into Collections
Open Windows Media Maker and choose File > Import into Collections (Ctrl + I).
Browse to the folder, select the videos you want, and click import.
Menus and Commands
Whenever you see a command, such as File > Save Project, it refers to commands in the menu bar (top of the screen).
Keyboard shortcuts are given in parenthesis; for example, (Ctrl + S) indicates that the control key should be held and the 'S' key should be pressed once.
2 Videos Appear in My Collections
Now the footage should appear in the clips library.
Single click on a clip and press F2 to rename it.
Trouble Importing or Finding the Video File?
If you cannot use or find the videos, they probably aren't in a Windows compatible format (the files might end in .mov or .mp4).
For help, see Incompatible Video Formats
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