How do I publish my movie on the web?

After you're done editing your project in Movie Maker, you can share your movie with family, friends, and other people by publishing it on the web. You can do this by using choosing one of the websites in the Sharing group. You can also install additional publishing plug-ins that let you publish your movie on many other popular websites today right in Movie Maker.

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To add a plug-in in Movie Maker

Open Movie Maker by clicking the Start button . In the search box, type Movie Maker, and then, in the list of results, click Movie Maker.
On the Home tab, in the Add group, click Add videos and photos.
In the Add Videos and Photos dialog box, open the folder that contains the photos or videos that you want to add, select the video files and photos, and then click Open.

To select multiple photos and videos, press and hold the Ctrl key, and then click each photo and video you want.
After you're done editing, on the Home tab, in the Sharing group, click the More button, and then click Add a plug-in.
Follow the instructions to download and install the publishing plug-in.

To publish a movie on a website by using a plug-in

Open Movie Maker by clicking the Start button . In the search box, type Movie Maker, and then, in the list of results, click Movie Maker.
On the Home tab, in the Add group, click Add videos and photos.
In the Add Videos and Photos dialog box, open the folder that contains the photos or videos that you want to add, select the video files and photos, and then click Open.

To select multiple photos and videos, press and hold the Ctrl key, and then click each photo and video you want.
After you're done editing, on the Home tab, in the Sharing group, click the plug-in for the website that you want to publish your movie on.
Follow the instructions to publish your movie on that website.