Get  Started  with  Prezi            (Adapted  from  Prezi  Cheat  Sheets  -­‐  www.prezi.com)  Navigate the canvas Zooming: Zoom in and out by using your mouse’s scroll wheel or by clicking the + and - symbols on the right side of your screen.     Panning: To move your prezi canvas left, right, up, or down, hold down the left mouse button and then move in the direction you want to go. Anchor yourself with the Home Button To take a step back and get an overview of everything by clicking the Home button on the right hand side of your screen.

Start from a template When you create a prezi, you can choose from a number of reusable templates or a blank canvas. When you decide to use a template, you can edit everything you see on the canvas just as if you were creating your own prezi, including copying and pasting pre-made content from other prezis or applications.

Frame your content Frames are a signature part of Prezi and a great way to manage your content. Frames work like slides and can be used to group your ideas. Use frames to create a placeholder in your prezi and then add content to them. Frames come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and you can change the color of them as well as their size and position. The other great thing about frames is that once you place one on your prezi canvas, you can move, size, and rotate it, and all the content within your frame will move, size, and rotate too.

1. Choose 'Frames & Arrows' from the menu. 2. 'Add Frame' will automatically place a frame onto your prezi canvas next

to the content that you have been working on. 3. ‘Draw Frame’ will give you a cursor to drag to create the size of a frame

or put a frame around text or an image. Use Invisible Frames to reduce clutter and organize your content without the added visual of a conventional frame.

4. Adding a frame will automatically add another step to your prezi’s path. 5. You can also draw lines and arrows.

Insert a Diagram

Prezi can help you explain a concept or relationship using a diagram. Click Insert, then click Diagram. Select the diagram and click Choose.

Insert an Image

You can upload an image from your computer or an image from Google to your prezi. Click Insert, then click Image. Search Google or select a file from your computer.

New Transformation Tool Click on an object (text, a frame, an image, or a shape) to get more options with the Transformation Tool. You can use the glove to move items on the canvas. Make your main points larger and the details smaller. You can also rotate text and objects to help the audience visually experience the circularity, curvature, and, of course, rotation contained within your prezi. Rotation is a great method for representing nonlinear concepts such as turning a corner or looking at something from a different angle.

Customize colors and fonts: Template Prezi has preset color themes to use or create your own. Click Template, then click Customize Current Theme. You can also upload a custom logo that will appear on the bottom left of all your frames during the present mode.

Path points: navigate and rearrange with the Edit Path sidebar When presenting your ideas, it can sometimes help to have a clear narrative that takes your audience through your prezi. With the Left Sidebar, you can create a journey from one idea to the next. To set your path, click the ‘Edit Path’ button on the left-hand side of screen. Then click on the objects in your prezi canvas in the order you wish them to appear. You can also use the Edit Path sidebar to add new path points and use the sidebar to rearrange and delete path points or to zoom to a specific path point.

Creating smooth transitions from one path point to the next is an essential part of creating a good prezi. Some general tips include:

1. Don’t overdo rotation - it could make your audience a little nauseous. 2. Show an overview at regular intervals to give the your audience some context. 3. Create path points that are not long distances apart. Zooming and rotating from one side of

the canvas to another can be disorienting for the people watching.

The PowerPoint Import

Import your PowerPoint slides into Prezi, one at a time or all at once, with or without a path, using just a few clicks.   1. Click ‘Insert’, Select ‘PowerPoint.’ 2. Click on Select File... and choose the PPT or PPTx file you want to import. 3. Drag your slides from the right sidebar to the canvas, or click Insert all. You can also choose to add a path between them.

Showing  and  Sharing  your  Prezi    Collaborate with Prezi Meeting Prezi Meeting is included with all Prezi licenses. It allows you to edit, create, and present prezis with others in real time on one shared canvas.

1. Go to your prezi library. 2. Choose the prezi you want to open with Prezi Meeting. 3. Click 'Edit' to enter the prezi. 4. Once in Edit mode, click ‘Share’in the top-right corner of your screen.

a. Invite to edit – email the url link to work together on the same prezi

b. Start online presentation – audience will follow your navigate but no audio included

Autoplay When presenting your prezi, you can set it to play automatically with Prezi’s Autoplay feature. Set the transition time. To start Autoplaying your prezi, click on the clock icon in the bottom-right corner of the screen and select your desired time interval.

Download a portable prezi A portable prezi is a downloaded version of a prezi, which you can view offline without either a Prezi account or Prezi Desktop. You can use it to present in a setting where you don't have access to the internet. It contains a non-editable version of your prezi, as well as software for Windows and Mac that will play your prezi.

1. From your opened prezi, click the Download button below the view area. 2. Choose Export to portable prezi to present offline, then Download. 3. When the Your prezi is ready message appears, click the download link to save your portable prezi file. Please be mindful

when saving a portable prezi, that you don't use a long filename or save in a location which involves a lot of subfolders (as these increase the length of the filename). If you see an error message saying "path too long" or similar, then try saving your portable prezi again with a shorter filename.

4. Unzip, and start Prezi.exe (PC) or the Prezi file (Mac) to load your portable Prezi.

 

Share You can share a prezi for viewing only, editing, and embedding on a website.

1. Choose the prezi from ‘Your Prezis’ 2. Click Share and select viewing, editing, or embed. 3. Copy the URL Link or Email.

 

Change your privacy settings If you have a free Public account, your prezis will always be public for others to view online. If you have an Edu account, you can choose to make your content:

• Public and Reusable- Published on Prezi.com/explore and let others save a copy of it.

• Public - Publish on Prezi.com/explore so others can easily find it.

• Private- Private prezis can be accessed only by the owner, co-editors, and invited viewers.

To change the privacy settings of your prezi, access the prezi from ‘Your Prezis’, scroll down to below the prezi, click the ‘Private’ button, and select the desired setting.