How to use Prezi (A Powerful Idea Presenter)
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Familiarize yourself with Prezi! A powerful cloud based idea presenter that helps you create an equally powerful presentation. Start now! Check full discussion at http://yourvirtualthinker.wordpress.com/2012/11/23/prezi-presentation-empowerment/
Transcript of How to use Prezi (A Powerful Idea Presenter)
Open browser
Click cursor here
Type prezi.com
Then press Enter key
The Prezi site!
Click Sign up
The Prezi account and pricing
Select Public, a free account
Let’s start signing up!
Enter First name here
Enter Last name here
Enter email here
Enter Password here
Re-enter Password here
Click checkbox here
And click Sign up
Or you can sign up with Facebook!
Go to this section
Click this button
Facebook Login Page!
Enter Email here
Enter Password here
Click Log In
Click Go to App
Your new Prezi account!
Click + New prezi
New prezi form
Enter Title here
Enter Description here
Click Create your prezi!
Let’s wait for prezi to load
The prezi templates appears!
The easy way is to use a pre-designed templates
But we’re not going to use a pre-designed one!
We’ll start from scratch!
So, select a Blank template
Then click Choose
The prezi work editor
Let’s navigate sections first!
The Map for viewing canvas or contents
The Frame and Path guide thumbnail container
The Canvas where you put all your contents
The Home button, for viewing the whole canvas
The Zoom In button
The Zoom Out button
The Text and Font tool
The Presentation Preview button
The New button
The Save button
The Undo button
The Redo button
The Freestyle section
The Freestyle is composed of these menus
Let’s move on this side
The Invite button
The Save As printable PDF button
The Settings button
The Get Help button
And the Save and Close button
Now let’s start the basic prezi how-to
Back to the canvas!
Go to the Freestyle Menu
Select Images
Click From File
File browser appears
Click tiny arrow to locate file
Press Ctrl + A to select all files
Click Open
Wait for the files to load
Images are loaded on top of each other
Click the top image and drag
Drag each images off each other
Click and drag canvas to move around
Click the scarecrow
Place the scarecrow inside the circle
Notice the number
Means, this is the first path in the presentation
As indicated in the thumbnail here
Let’s edit the image
Click the image
The Zebra tool appears
Click the + button
The image becomes bigger
Click the Hand image
Drag the image to reposition
This ones fine now, let’s move on
Click the tractor
Click the outer circle
The arrow means Rotate
Move left or right to rotate
This angle will do now
Let’s select the pig
Click the pig for Zebra tool to appear
Click the inner circle
Drag the arrow up or down to resize
Drag the arrow up to make piggy bigger
Click the Home button to view the canvas or . . .
Click the Map here
You can view the whole area now
Let’s add a title up here
Click on the space above
The Text editor shows
There are 3 font types to choose from
Type the title here
Double click the text to select it
Click the tiny arrow to change font color
Select a color from the Color Picker
The text turned red now!
Click the text
Click the outer circle to rotate
Rotate slightly the text
Now you know how to add text and customize it
Continue to add text to each images and position them
Now we’re done adding text!
Using Frames is next!
This circle is a frame
Frames group related contents
Once a content is inside a frame, it is a part of it
You can drag them all at one time
Click the circle then select Edit button
Click a node to resize frame
Then drag inward or outward
Let’s group the other contents
Go to the Freestyle Menu
Click Add Frames
Select and group our contents
Click near our selected group
Then drag to cover our grouping
Do the same to the other contents
Nice, everything is grouped now!
Let’s edit the Path now, we’re almost done
Click Edit Path
These are the Paths in order
Frames added in order is the pattern of the path
This is the last frame added, so it’s the last path
We’ll add a path to our title
Click “My Farm” and “Friends” separately
Then click Done
This made our title the 6th and 7th path
Click Present to preview work!
The full screen preview
How to navigate? Go to the bottom
Click next and previous buttons
And you’re done!
Oh yeah, it’s time for you to self-explore!
And amaze your audience with your Prezi!
