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Mastering Prezi for Business Presentations

By : Russell Anderson-Williams
Book Image

Mastering Prezi for Business Presentations

By: Russell Anderson-Williams

Overview of this book

Prezi is a tool for delivering presentations in a linear or non-linear format. This cloud-based software enables users to structure presentations on an infinite canvass in a way that is much more engaging and visually stimulating to the audience. "Mastering Prezi for Business Presentations" is a must read for anyone already using Prezi who wants to take their presentations to the next level. It covers all of the technical elements of the software, whilst also looking at the practicalities of using Prezi in a business environment. This book covers all the technical elements of Prezi and also teaches the reader how to think for Prezi, and approach their design in the best way. This is an essential resource for people who want to use Prezi seriously. As well as covering best practices for inserting imagery, sound, and video, this book also covers topics for business users like collaborating and sharing Prezis online, using Prezi at a meeting to brain storm with overseas colleagues, and how to 'Prezify' PowerPoint or Keynote slides. "Mastering Prezi for Business Presentations" will escalate you from Prezi user to master with ease.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Mastering Prezi for Business Presentations
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

The plus (+) button


Throughout this book and certainly in this chapter, we've helped make you aware of the time-saving elements that Prezi features can bring to your busy business day. The plus button located on the left of the bubble menu is an incredible time saver, and also helps keep your Prezi's style looking consistent throughout.

Clicking the plus button will open up a selection of five different layouts for you to choose from. You can see these in the following screenshot.

Some are simple empty frames but others have textboxes in them ready to use straightaway. When you're happy with the layout you've selected, click on the green tick to insert it onto your canvas. You can now type or paste in any text that's needed in your presentation, or add imagery into the layout.

Tip

Shortcut

Press the N key on your keyboard to access the plus button.

Scaling layouts

An amazing feature within the plus button is that the layouts will automatically scale to the objects you place them next to on your...