- Prezi Free App
- Create A Prezi Presentation
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- From the dashboard, click the three dots (.) in the thumbnail of the presentation you want to download.; On the detailed view screen, click the Download icon in the bottom right corner of the screen, under Export. Check the box next to the format you'd like your portable prezi to run on.
- When the CEO's presentation is approaching or a company's event is occurring, and if you think power point is boring. Take a look at our Prezi presentation.
- Prezi turns the traditional approach to presentations on its head. Instead of creating slide after slide, this presentation software gives you a single giant canvas.
Lesson 2: Creating a Prezi
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Creating a prezi
Before creating your very own prezi, you'll need to make sure you have an account. It's easy to sign up for one, and as long as you don't mind your presentations being available to the public, it's completely free. There are options to upgrade your account, which along with various features allows you to make your prezis private.
To create a new prezi:
Prezi is a presentation tool that can be used as an alternative to traditional slide making programs such as PowerPoint. Instead of slides, Prezi makes use of one large canvas that allows you to pan and zoom to various parts of the canvas and emphasize the ideas presented there.
In our example, we'll be creating a prezi from a template. Templates are pre-designed canvases from which you can build presentations. While it is possible to build a prezi from scratch, it's fairly time consuming and can be pretty difficult. Prezi offers a variety of templates to fit most presentation needs.
- From the Prezi Dashboard, click Create a new prezi.
- A new tab will open with a Choose your template menu. Select a template you want to use, then click Use template. In our example, we'll be using the Literature template.
- A prezi with the template you've selected will appear, ready for you to edit.
Getting to know Prezi
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Before we move forward with editing our first prezi, let's get to know Prezi's interface. It probably looks different from other presentation software you may have used in the past. While Prezi is relatively simple to use, its interface has several features you'll want to become familiar with.
Create A Prezi Presentation
Click the buttons in the interactive below to become more familiar with the Prezi interface.
To edit placeholder text:
Prezi templates have preset frames, as shown in the frame navigation pane. Within these frames, there's something called placeholder text. This is text you can replace with your own content.
- Click the first frame in the frame navigation pane. The screen will then zoom in or out to show you how the frame will appear in your prezi.
- Click any of the placeholder text and start typing to replace the text. In our example, we'll change the title.
- Click the next frame. Prezi will then zoom in to that frame, and you can edit the placeholder text there. Continue working through each frame until all text is complete.
To replace images:
In addition to placeholder text, some templates include sample pictures in certain frames. You'll probably want to replace these with pictures more relevant to the content of the prezi you're creating.
- Click the picture you want to replace, then select Replace.
- A Replace image pane will appear on the right side of the window. You can either choose from recommended images or upload one of your own. In our example, we'll upload our own picture by clicking Select files..
- In the menu that appears, locate and select the image you want to use instead, then click Open.
- The picture will be replaced.
- Continue going through frames until you've filled all of the frames with content.
Working with frames
As mentioned previously, Prezi uses things called frames instead of slides. When creating a prezi, it's important to know how to add, delete, and reorder frames to make sure your prezi is a good fit for the information you want to communicate.
Adding frames
Sometimes a template may have less frames than you need for everything you'd like to include in your prezi. Luckily, Prezi makes it easy to add frames to your presentation.
- Locate and zoom in or out to the area where you'd like to add a frame, then click the add new frame button located at the top of the frame navigation pane. Below the add new frame button, you have the option of choosing from rectangle, circle, brackets, or an invisible frame.
- A new frame will appear. Click and drag the blue sides and the corners to resize the frame to the shape you want.
- Once you've finished resizing your frame, drag the frame to your desired location using the hand icon in the center. In our example, we want the new frame to be slightly smaller than the current final frame and placed next to it at a slight angle. This placement aligns with and continues the current path of this template.
- From here, you can double-click anywhere on the frame to bring up the text editor to type any information you want to include in your prezi.
Deleting frames
Sometimes a template may have too many frames for the prezi you want to make, or you may not like one of the preset frames.
- Select Edit Path at the bottom of the frame navigation pane.
- Locate the frame you'd like to delete on the frame navigation pane and hover your cursor over it. You'll notice that a red circle with an X appears in the top-right corner of the frame. Click the red circle.
- The frame will be deleted from the path of your prezi.
To change the frame order:
Once you've completed your prezi, you may find that you want to reorder the frames.
- In the frame navigation pane, select the frame you'd like to move.
- Click and drag the frame to the position you would like to order it.
- Release the frame. The frame will now be reordered.
Customizing your prezi
In order to communicate an idea most effectively, you may want to include pictures, videos, or background music. You may also find that you want to change the color scheme of your prezi to better reflect the theme of your content. Prezi makes customizing things easy with the help of two buttons in the editor's interface: the Insert button and the Customize button.
Adding pictures, videos, shapes, and more
When creating your prezi, you may want to include more than just words to get your point across. Prezi has an Insert button that allows you to insert pictures, videos, shapes, and background music. These can help to both communicate ideas more effectively and to make your prezi more engaging to your audience.
Prezi provides a variety pictures and shapes for you to choose from, and you can include also include YouTube videos. You'll also find premade layouts for frames and paths in the Insert menu.
Changing the background and theme
Located at the top of the Prezi interface, the Customize button opens a pane on the right side of the window that lets you change the background and theme of your prezi. The Customize tool allows you to keep the physical layout and look of the template you chose while changing only the color scheme and font. There are more than 24 themes to choose from, and you always have the option of clicking Revert to original if you don't like the changes you've made.
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- Make a presentation in PowerPoint look like Prezi
Prezi it's a great option for making unique and eye-catching presentations. However, learning how to use it can be a daunting task. If you feel more comfortable using PowerPoint for your presentations, but still want that Prezi-style 'flow', you can do it! This tutorial will help you give your presentation a unique feel and make your PowerPoint look like a Prezi presentation.
PowerPoint vs Prezi
PowerPoint has reign supreme as the software everyone used for making presentations for many, many years. Despite the fact that there are dozens of other free presentation-making tools, the Microsoft Office program is still the go-to. And for a good reason! PowerPoint offers an amazing array of possibilities when working on a presentation. And, even better, is very intuitive and easy to use for anyone familiar with the Microsoft Office program set.
In 2009, a new option for presentations appeared: Prezi. Unlike PowerPoint's rigid linear structure, Prezi uses a completely different approach to presentations. Prezi presentations are focused on storytelling. Instead of slides, Prezi presentations form 'mind maps' where you can navigate freely, zooming in and out of different topics as you see fit. Prezi presentations have a unique 'flow' that is very different from traditional ones made in PowerPoint.
Each of these presentations tools have their pros and cons, and both are incredible audiovisual complements for all kind of presentations. As we are usually more familiar with the PowerPoint style, Prezi presentations can feel more eye-catching and interesting. However, Prezi requires patience and time to learn how to use completely new software. It's been accused of being not very user-friendly, and many people give up on it in favor of classic, trustworthy PowerPoint.
Make a presentation in PowerPoint look like Prezi
All this doesn't mean Prezi is a bad option for working on your presentations. But as PowerPoint is usually the presentation software many of us has grown with, it can be difficult to make the transition towards a new software. Luckily for those without the time or will to learn how to work with Prezi, you can still make a Prezi-like presentation in PowerPoint.
Here you'll find 2 easy ways to make your PowerPoint presentation look like a Prezi one.
The Zoom Tool
The first (and most effective) option for making a PowerPoint presentation look like a Prezi is the Zoom Tool. More specifically, the Slide Zoom feature. It is a pretty easy and straight forward process. So, are you ready to make your PowerPoint look like a Prezi presentation?
1. Main Slide
First of all, you need to have your main slide ready. Prezi presentations work as a mind map, so your main slide will be an overview of your whole presentation. From here, you'll be able to zoom in or zoom out according to what you need when presenting. But this main slide is the backbone to where you'll always return.
A great idea for main slides is to use pictures of work desks or anything that will naturally offer you different elements, so your slides can be incorporated seamlessly into it. For example, I have picked as my main slide this timeline slide. Each of the blue squares is going to be a secondary slide I can zoom into.
2. Secondary Slides
Make your secondary slides. I found it easier to have them all ready to use and add them all together. Of course, you can always make and add them with the zoom effect one by one. But in this case, you'll see that here all my secondary slides already good to go.
3. Zoom In!
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Now it's time for the zoom! All macbook models. Go to your main slide, pick the Insert tab > Zoom option (in the Links group) > Slide Zoom.
It'll open a new window where you can pick which secondary slides you want to be able to zoom in, and click Insert.
4. Arrange your slides
You're almost done! You'll now be able to see direct access to your secondary slides on your main one.
Now, you just need to arrange them until you are satisfied with how your main slide looks. Don't worry about those little numbers you see in the thumbnails of your secondary slides. They just mark the slide order, and will not appear once you're in presentation mode.
5. Make your PowerPoint feel like Prezi
To make your PowerPoint presentation really look like Prezi, it's important that you can 'zoom-out' and return to your main slide after zooming into whichever slide you pick. To do this, pick any of your secondary slides Zoom tab > Return to Zoom option. Do the same for each one of your secondary slides.
And here you have the final product! Here you can see it in the automatic order the slides will go into if you use the arrow keys. But you can also use your mouse to click on any of your secondary slides, and follow your presentation as it develops. You'll be able to jump from one slide to another with no problem, just like in a Prezi presentation.
Customize your Prezi-like PowerPoint
Changing the background and theme
Located at the top of the Prezi interface, the Customize button opens a pane on the right side of the window that lets you change the background and theme of your prezi. The Customize tool allows you to keep the physical layout and look of the template you chose while changing only the color scheme and font. There are more than 24 themes to choose from, and you always have the option of clicking Revert to original if you don't like the changes you've made.
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Contents
- Make a presentation in PowerPoint look like Prezi
Prezi it's a great option for making unique and eye-catching presentations. However, learning how to use it can be a daunting task. If you feel more comfortable using PowerPoint for your presentations, but still want that Prezi-style 'flow', you can do it! This tutorial will help you give your presentation a unique feel and make your PowerPoint look like a Prezi presentation.
PowerPoint vs Prezi
PowerPoint has reign supreme as the software everyone used for making presentations for many, many years. Despite the fact that there are dozens of other free presentation-making tools, the Microsoft Office program is still the go-to. And for a good reason! PowerPoint offers an amazing array of possibilities when working on a presentation. And, even better, is very intuitive and easy to use for anyone familiar with the Microsoft Office program set.
In 2009, a new option for presentations appeared: Prezi. Unlike PowerPoint's rigid linear structure, Prezi uses a completely different approach to presentations. Prezi presentations are focused on storytelling. Instead of slides, Prezi presentations form 'mind maps' where you can navigate freely, zooming in and out of different topics as you see fit. Prezi presentations have a unique 'flow' that is very different from traditional ones made in PowerPoint.
Each of these presentations tools have their pros and cons, and both are incredible audiovisual complements for all kind of presentations. As we are usually more familiar with the PowerPoint style, Prezi presentations can feel more eye-catching and interesting. However, Prezi requires patience and time to learn how to use completely new software. It's been accused of being not very user-friendly, and many people give up on it in favor of classic, trustworthy PowerPoint.
Make a presentation in PowerPoint look like Prezi
All this doesn't mean Prezi is a bad option for working on your presentations. But as PowerPoint is usually the presentation software many of us has grown with, it can be difficult to make the transition towards a new software. Luckily for those without the time or will to learn how to work with Prezi, you can still make a Prezi-like presentation in PowerPoint.
Here you'll find 2 easy ways to make your PowerPoint presentation look like a Prezi one.
The Zoom Tool
The first (and most effective) option for making a PowerPoint presentation look like a Prezi is the Zoom Tool. More specifically, the Slide Zoom feature. It is a pretty easy and straight forward process. So, are you ready to make your PowerPoint look like a Prezi presentation?
1. Main Slide
First of all, you need to have your main slide ready. Prezi presentations work as a mind map, so your main slide will be an overview of your whole presentation. From here, you'll be able to zoom in or zoom out according to what you need when presenting. But this main slide is the backbone to where you'll always return.
A great idea for main slides is to use pictures of work desks or anything that will naturally offer you different elements, so your slides can be incorporated seamlessly into it. For example, I have picked as my main slide this timeline slide. Each of the blue squares is going to be a secondary slide I can zoom into.
2. Secondary Slides
Make your secondary slides. I found it easier to have them all ready to use and add them all together. Of course, you can always make and add them with the zoom effect one by one. But in this case, you'll see that here all my secondary slides already good to go.
3. Zoom In!
Prezi Presentation Youtube Examples
Now it's time for the zoom! All macbook models. Go to your main slide, pick the Insert tab > Zoom option (in the Links group) > Slide Zoom.
It'll open a new window where you can pick which secondary slides you want to be able to zoom in, and click Insert.
4. Arrange your slides
You're almost done! You'll now be able to see direct access to your secondary slides on your main one.
Now, you just need to arrange them until you are satisfied with how your main slide looks. Don't worry about those little numbers you see in the thumbnails of your secondary slides. They just mark the slide order, and will not appear once you're in presentation mode.
5. Make your PowerPoint feel like Prezi
To make your PowerPoint presentation really look like Prezi, it's important that you can 'zoom-out' and return to your main slide after zooming into whichever slide you pick. To do this, pick any of your secondary slides Zoom tab > Return to Zoom option. Do the same for each one of your secondary slides.
And here you have the final product! Here you can see it in the automatic order the slides will go into if you use the arrow keys. But you can also use your mouse to click on any of your secondary slides, and follow your presentation as it develops. You'll be able to jump from one slide to another with no problem, just like in a Prezi presentation.
Customize your Prezi-like PowerPoint
As you can see in the Zoom tab, you can customize your presentation as much as you like. You can increase the duration of the zoom effect, and this will make the transition less abrupt. If you feel that having a miniature of your slide gives away too much information, you can replace it with another image with the Change image option. And in the 'Zoom Styles' option, you can customize even more your secondary slide thumbnail. Try the Zoom Background option to make your secondary slide thumbnail mix seamlessly with your main slide background. The sky is the limit!
Important note: Take into consideration the Slide Zoom feature is only available in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft 2019. So if you have an older version, chances are your PowerPoint software is not going to offer this feature. Luckily, as PowerPoint is an incredibly popular tool, there are many other options available for you! PowerPoint Labs is a completely free add-in that offers an amazing array of brand new features for your presentations, including a zoom tool.
The Morph Tool
While this feature will not make your PowerPoint presentation look exactly like Prezi, it's still worth mentioning. Morph is an amazing new feature for Office 365, that allows you to make complex transitions between slides. When done correctly, the morph tool can make your presentation look more like a professional video than a PowerPoint presentation!
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This is just a tiny example of what you can do with this tool. Morph is an amazing and powerful feature that will help you take your presentation to new heights. But, of course, it comes with a learning curve. You can use it to animate words, create anagram effects, and even give your images 3D rotations. But the more complex and detailed you want it to be, the more effort it'll demand. If you want to learn more about the possibilities the morph tool offers, check out this article!
If you want the wow factor of a Prezi presentation, but you don't feel comfortable with its work structure and options, don't worry! PowerPoint presentations don't have to be boring, and there are many different ways to give them more personality and flavor. While the Zoom feature might seem complex, once you've tried it, you'll realize that is super easy and intuitive. Are you ready to make a unique Prezi-like PowerPoint presentation?
