4. Editing Elements on the Canvas

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Prezi Cookbook

By : Charlotte Olsson

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By: Charlotte Olsson

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Overview of this book

This book is intended for both beginners who want to get started with Prezi as well as experienced users who want to enhance their knowledge of Prezi. If you are a seasoned presenter, you can use this book to quickly transfer your presentation skills to Prezi. If you are new to presenting, the guidelines and tips in this book take you by the hand and guide you to complete mastery of Prezi.

Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Sections

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

Free Chapter

1. Administer Your Account and Your Prezi

Introduction

Choosing the right Prezi account

The account overview window (your prezis)

Creating a new prezi

Saving your Prezi

Finding an existing prezi

Creating a folder

Renaming a folder

Showing the prezi of a specific folder

Removing a Prezi from a folder

Sharing a folder

Deleting a folder

Privacy settings

2. Inserting Text, Images, and Links

Introduction

Choosing a Prezi template

Navigating through the Prezi canvas

Working with text in Prezi

Multiple textboxes for different styles

Copy and paste text and images

Inserting images from your computer

Inserting images from Google/Flickr

Editing images by cropping

Using effects of Prezi's photo editor

Understanding image file types in Prezi

Inserting hyperlinks

3. Symbols and Shapes, Lines and Arrows

Introduction

Symbols

Shapes

Arrows and lines

Adjusting arrow/line width

4. Editing Elements on the Canvas

Introduction

Moving an element – image, text, or some other type

Rotating an element

Resizing an element

Adjusting text elements to the same size

Adjusting elements to the same turn degree

Selecting multiple elements

Grouping and ungrouping elements

Working in layers

5. Path and Steps

Introduction

Setting steps to create a path

Creating steps using frames and elements

The path order

Editing steps

Adding additional steps using the canvas

Rearranging steps using the canvas

Deleting steps using the canvas

Rearranging steps using the path lane

Deleting steps using the path lane

Path lane quick tools – Adding current view

Path lane quick tools – the Clear all option

6. Frames and Prezi Ratio

Introduction

What are frames used for?

Types of frames

Inserting frames

How do frames work?

Content in a frame

Removing content from a frame

Adjusting the size of a frame

Turning a frame

Moving a frame

Editing a frame without impacting content

The frame toolbar

Deleting a frame – overview

Prezi ratio

Frames troubleshooting

7. Zoom and Turn

Introduction

Zoom in

Zoom out

Zooming with frames

Zooming out with frames

Zooming in with frames

Turns

Turning an element

Turning a frame

Anatomy of a turn

Combining turns for elements and frames

8. Animation

Introduction

How are animated elements activated for presentation?

Before you animate

Animation tools

Animating elements

Resetting or deleting animation

Line-by-line fade-in of text

Animating grouped elements

9. Reuse Favorite Frames and Elements

Introduction

My Content – your collection of favorites

Saving favorites to My Content

Inserting items from My Content

Inserting favorite frames with My Content

Reusing Prezi template elements via My Content

Copying elements from one prezi to another

Layouts

Inserting layouts

Customizing layouts

Inserting tables and graphs created in Word and Excel

Inserting tables created in Word

Inserting graphs or diagrams created in Excel

10. Media Files in Prezi

Introduction

Audio in Prezi

Adding audio to one or more steps

The audio toolbar

Adding background music

Audio file types in Prezi

Video in Prezi

Inserting a video from your filesystem

Video file types in Prezi

Tips for recording audio

Editing audio

A prezi video

11. Templates, Colors, and Fonts

Introduction

Choosing the right template

Applying a template

Customizing the background

Changing or deleting background color, background image, and graphics

Deleting the background image

Changing the background image

Applying a theme

Customizing with Theme Wizard

Accessing Theme wizard

Changing colors with Prezi's default palette

Three-dimensional background in Prezi (simple)

Inserting a custom logo

Changing colors (advanced options)

Three-dimensional background in Prezi – layered (Advanced option)

Inserting a custom logo (Advanced option)

Changing fonts in your prezi

Saving a customized theme

12. Presenting with Prezi

Introduction

Prezi in present mode

13. Prezi on Other Devices

Introduction

Using Prezi for Windows/Mac

Working in Prezi for Windows/Mac

Synchronizing your prezis

Re-synchronizing your prezis

Detaching a prezi from your online Prezi account

Working online and offline in Prezi – the differences

Prezi on iPad and iPhone

Downloading a prezi on your device

Editing and closing a downloaded prezi

Presenting with Prezi on an iPad

14. PowerPoint and Prezi

Introduction

Reusing PowerPoint material

Reusing PowerPoint material – method 1

Reusing PowerPoint material – method 2

Reusing PowerPoint material – method 3

15. Sharing and Collaborating

Introduction

Portable prezi

Pez – the prezi file format

Real-time collaboration in Prezi

Real-time editing in collaboration mode

Presenting in collaborative mode

A. Design

Introduction

The importance of design

Basic design principles – colors

Basic design principles – fonts

Basic design principles – composition

Finding the right graphic theme

B. Transitions

Introduction

Smooth transitions

C. Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts for presenting

Keyboard shortcuts for editing

Index

Prezi Cookbook

By : Charlotte Olsson

Prezi Cookbook

By: Charlotte Olsson

Overview of this book

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