3. 2.
Any stories you
have already
started will appear
in the My Stories
list. To create a
new story, click the
‘+’ icon at the
bottom of the
screen.
4. 3.
Type in the name
of your story, and
then click on the
green tick.
You will now see
your new story in
the ‘My Stories’
list.
5. 4.
Select your new
story and add
information such
as your name as
the author; the
language the story
is written in; and a
short description.
6. 5.
Now scroll down,
and choose where
your story will be
available. [Hint:
tick the boxes for
‘South Africa’
‘United Kingdom’,
‘United States’, and
‘Rest Of World’]
10. 9.
For this page, we
have chosen
‘Image on top, text
on left’ – but you
can change the
layout for each
page you write.
11. 10.
Click inside the
text box and type
in your text. It will
automatically be
saved.
When you are
finished, click on
the picture icon to
add an image.
12. 11.
You can choose
from any image
stored on your
phone - or click
the Camera icon to
take a picture
there and then!
14. 13.
Once all of your
pages are done
you can record
your audio
narration.
Go to P1 and click
on the ‘Record’
icon.
15. 14.
First record the
Page.Click the
‘record’ icon and
speak in time with
the highlighted text.
Click the ‘play’ icon
to listen back. You
can re-record as
needed.
16. 15.
Next record each
individual Word. Click
the ‘record’ icon - then
click on a word,
speaking immediately.
Repeat for each word
on the page. Click the
‘play’ icon to listen back
& re-record as needed.
17. 16.
Once you have
recorded the audio for
each Page and Word
you can see what your
finished story will look
like when it’s
published! Just click the
‘Preview’ icon at the
bottom of the screen.
18. 17.
You can use Preview at any time to see how a page
will look to a reader. When you’re finished, click the
‘Home’ icon to return to your My Stories page.
19. 18.
All done? Happy with how your story looks and
sounds? Then click on the ‘…’ icon at the
top of the screen.
20. 19.
Click ‘publish’ to submit your finished story for
review and for publication around the world.
21. 20.
Chekhov will
automatically check
that you haven’t missed
anything - and will let
you know if you have!
Choose the ‘edit’ icon
to make any changes,
then submit it again.
22. 21.
That’s it! Your story will be stored on your phone
& sent for publication the next time you connect
to wifi or to your network data service. Once
approved, it will appear in the App Store for
people across the world to download and enjoy