Activate week 2 youtube how to
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How to use YoutubeBy Kenneth Lim
Signing Up
You will need to sign up if you wish to be an ‘active’ member of Youtube
Go to www.youtube.com
Click on ‘Create Account’
Signing Up
Follow the prompts on the current page
Search for an available user name
Click on ‘I Accept’
How To Watch A Video
After creating your account, you are free to share and view any video that is available on the website
Simply click on the text box that is located at the top of the web page
Type in a keyword or video name
Select ‘search’ (or press ‘enter’)
Watching The Video
Your browser will need a flash player plug-in to watch videos
This flash feature will allow you to scrub, play and pause the videos
You can even click an icon to go ‘full-screen’
Commenting
Youtube members are permitted to comment and discuss a video
Discussion is carried out directly underneath the video
Click on the text box and type your discussion
Press ‘enter’ to post comment
Uploading Videos
Click on ‘Upload’, it is located directly next to the search box
Proceed to the next page
Uploading (continued)
After proceeding to the next page, click on ‘upload video’ again
A new window will pop up, which will allow you to browse and select from your hard drive, the video you wish to upload
Video Subscriptions
A Youtube member is allowed to ‘subscribe’ to any other user
The user will be notified of any new uploads from the subscription
Go to a video and click on ‘subscribe’ – It’s as easy as that!
Youtube Channel
Youtube users are allocated a page dedicated for their username – these pages are called ‘Youtube Channels’
They are able to customize the aesthetics of their ‘Youtube Channel’
Click on ‘edit’ and customize your web page to what ever sees you fit