Updated

4/4/2013

Basic Prezi Tutorial

Here are the steps to creating a basic Prezi presentation assuming youve never done so and need to begin by getting a Prezi account. Point your favorite web browser to www.prezi.com. (It doesnt matter which browser you use; Prezis a flash-based application that works with any flash-enabled browser!) On the homepage of Prezi, click on Sign Up Now. (Or, if you want to learn more about Prezi, click the link provided . . . ) At the top right, click on Students & Teachers. (Prezi provides free upgraded licenses to students and teachers who provide a valid .edu email address!) On the Student/Teacher Licenses page, click Sign up now in the free Enjoy Edu column. On a new page, Prezi will ask for your .edu email address and will send a registration email to that address. When the email arrives, click the link in the email and provide the information needed to establish your account. TWUT Prezi Tutorial 1

 Now that you have created an account with Prezi.com, each time you log in, youll find your profile page. As you add Prezis, theyll accumulate on your profile page.

Creating Your First Prezi . . . To create a new presentation, on your profile page, click on New Prezi. and choose a template. Click Choose TWUT Prezi Tutorial

 When your Prezi opens, it may look like this (depending on the template you chose). You may note it looks very similar to Microsofts PowerPoint in some aspects: a set of slides to the left; a note to Click to add text. To write something, click anywhere on the background, and a text box will appear. Type what you want inside the box. Note the controls for style, size, and color. To insert a file or other multimedia, click on the Insert menu. Then choose from the available options. To add a simple shape, click on Frames & Arrows. TWUT Prezi Tutorial 3

 To move something in your presentation, Click on a portion of the item you wish to move. Then, click and drag using the hand icon in the middle to move the item to its new location. To change the size of an item, click and drag the handlebars (white squares) of a selected item or click the + or - icon. To rotate an item, select the item, point to a corner handlebar to expose the rotate circle, then click and drag the outer ring. You have 360 degrees of rotation! Paths are how Prezi moves from one item to the next. To add a path, click Edit Path in the left side navigation. Prezi automatically identifies the first item created as #1. Simply click on other items in the order they are to appear in the Prezi presentation. As you click on items, a numbered line will appear, just like youre connecting the dots. Change the order of the path items by moving them around in the box at the left of the screen. TWUT Prezi Tutorial 4

 Showtime!! Youve created items and established an order path. Its time to see your Prezi in action. In the upper-left, click on the blue Present icon. Prezi automatically displays your Prezi from Path Item 1, full-screen, with forward and backward buttons at the bottom of the screen (that disappear and reappear as you mouse over the area). To return to the editing screen, press the Escape key. Saving is AUTOMATIC Just so you know, Prezi auto-saves so you dont have to. To save it yourself, place your mouse over Saved at XX:XX in the upper right corner of the editing screen and click on Save Now. Finally, when the editing process is complete or you need to stop working for a while, click Exit in the upper right corner.

TWUT Prezi Tutorial

 This takes you to a Summary Screen where you can edit various elements such as Title and Description. You also have options for online presenting, downloading a copy of the Prezi to present offline (Pro users can export to present offline AND edit offline as well). The downloaded file will be in .zip form, so youll need a way to unzip the compressed file.

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TWUT Prezi Tutorial