Prezi Tutorial

Table of Contents
1: Getting Started

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2: Signing Up for a Prezi Account

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3: Creating a Prezi

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4: Using the Theme Tools

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5: Adding 3D Background Layers

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6: Adding Images on Your Prezi

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7: Adding Text to Your Prezi Pg. 10

8: Adding a New Frame
9: Giving Your Presentation an Order
10: Animating Frame Content

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11: Inserting a Youtube Video Pg. 13

12: Adding Background Music

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13: Presenting Your Prezi

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GETTING STARTED
Prezi is a highly innovative new way to present information to students, colleagues, and
friends. Prezi allows you to combine pictures, graphics, charts, music, videos, and words to
present an idea, lesson, or story. Creating your own prezi is easy and anyone can do it by
simply going on to prezi.com and signing up for an account.

SIGNING UP FOR A PREZI ACCOUNT

1. Click on a web browser and go to www.prezi.com
2. Once on the website, select the sign up now button on the screen.
3. Once you have selected Sign up now, your screen should now say choose your prezi
liscence. The details about each of the liscences is listed below. If you plan to use prezi
only a few times, the public free account would be the best option. However, if you
plan to use create many different prezi presentation and use more in depth features,
you may want to sign up for the Enjoy or Pro account. For now, however, click on
the grey Public account and select sign up now.

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4. After you have selected the Public Prezi Liscence, Enter in your personal information to sign up for a
free prezi account. Check and read the I agree to the terms of use and then select the sign up button

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CREATING A PREZI
1.You have now signed up for your very first prezi account. Congratulations!
The next step is to create your new prezi.You can do this by clicking the box on the
left hand side of the screen that says New Prezi.
2. Once you select this it will take you to the templates page. Prezi offers a variety
of different templates to choose from. choose the one that will work best for your
presentation. Once you have decided, select the template that you want and hit the
choose button.

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USING THE THEME TOOLS

1. Using the theme tools in Prezi allows you to give your presentation a particular theme
and color design that works best for your presentation. To give your presentation a
theme, start buy going to the top of the menu and selecting the template button.
2. Once you select templates, you should see a variety of different color themes to
choose from.You can select the one that will work best for your presentation.

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3. Another Option is to customize your own theme. Go to the templates button again at the top of
the screen and hit select. At the bottom of the theme page, you should see the words that say customize current theme. Select it .
4. This will take you to the Theme Wizard Screen. Here you can change the color background, or upload a picture from your computer to add as the background. If you purchase a more advanced version
of prezi, you can also upload your own company logo onto the presentation.

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5. If your select the advanced button at the bottom left hand corner of the screen, you can also
customize the color and font of your text.

Adding 3D Backround Layers

1. Prezi also gives you the option of adding several 3D background Layers into your presentation.
2. To add the backgrounds, start by selecting templates at the top of the screen.
3. Go to the words customize current theme at the bottom of the screen and select.
4. Select the advanced button at the bottom left hand corner of the screen.
5. Go to the words that say 3D background. Select the edit button that is next to these
words.
6.You have the option of adding up to 3 backround layers. Select the upload button.

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7. Once you select upload, you can download the pictures that you want to use for your layers from your
computer.
8. Once you select and upload one photo, a second box for another photo should appear. Click the second box and upload the other photo that you want to use for your second layer.
9. Now a third box should appear. upload the third picture that you want to use for your third layer.
10. Once you have selected the pictures that you want to use for your layers select the done button.

Adding Images on your Prezi

1. Prezi gives you the option of adding different pictures onto your presentation. To add
an image onto your Prezi, go to the menu at the top of the screen and select the Insert
Button.
2. After selecting insert, select the Image option.
3. You can either insert pictures by using google images, or your can insert photos from
your own computer.
4. To insert images from google, use the first option that says from google images. In the
search bar, type in the name of the image that you are searching for.
5. Click the search magnifying glass.You should now see a list of different images taken
from google on the right hand side. Select the photo of your choice.

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6. Select insert once you have chosen the photo of your choice.
7. Once you have chosen your image, you can adjust the size and placement of the photo by
simply clicking on the photo and adjusting the size with the blue box that will appear around
the image. Move the image and adjust it to where you would like it to be placed on your prezi.
8.You can crop or delete the image by clicking on the image. a box will appear above saying
crop or delete. Select the one you wish to use.
9. You can also insert images from your computer by selecting once again the insert button at the top of the page. Then select images and the select files button under
from your computer.

Adding Text to your Prezi

1. Adding text to prezi is very simple. Simply double click on the spot where you want the text
to be added and a text box should appear.
2. Once you double click words above the box should appear.You can choose whether you want
your text to be title size, subtitle size, or body size. Title is the biggest, body the smallest. Also if
you want to adjust the size of your text you can use the big A or little A button. The big A will
increase the text size and the little A will decrease the text size.
3. The box button next to the size buttons allows you to change the color of your text. Click
the box and select the color you prefer.
4. If you click the > symbol to the right of the color box, this will bring up more options for you
to use.
5. This will give you the option of creating bullet points for your text or will allow you to center
your text to the right, left, or center.
6. Once you have added your text, click on another space on your prezi to click out of it.You
can then adjust and move your text to whatever location you would like by simply clicking back
on the text and moving it.

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Adding A New Frame

1. Adding a new Frame to your prezi allows you to add different slides to your presentation. This will
allow you to give your presentation or story an order for the viewers to follow.
2. To add a new frame, Go to the frames and arrows button located at the top of the screen and select.
3.You will then be given the option of different types of frames to select. Add the frame image that you
wish to use in your presentation. Do this by selecting the frame you want to use . Then use your mouse
by clicking anywhere on prezi and dragging the frame to the size that you want it to be.
4. Once you have adjusted it to the size that you want, click on the frame again and drag it to the location that you want the new frame to be located in.
5.You can add a connecting line or arrow to the frame by going back to the frames and arrows button.
Then go to the draw arrow or line. Click anywhere on prezi, drag to right size, click out of it, movie it
to where you want it to be on your presentation .

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Giving your Presentation an Order

1. To have your prezi viewed in a certain order for your final presentation, start by clicking the
Edit Path Button that is located on the left had side of the screen right above where the pictures
of your slides are.
2. Once you have selected this, a number 1 should appear in blue with a star next to it on your
first original frame.

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3. At the top of the screen you should see the words Click on any object to add it to the path. Hold
your mouse over the frame or image that you would like to appear as the second slide in your presentation or story. A number 2 should appear next to it. After the number 2 appears, click on the frame
that you want to appear as your second slide.

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4. Now a second slide should appear on
your slide menu to the left.

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5.To view your slides in the presentation order that you have just created, select the Present button in
the upper left hand corner.
6. Use the arrows on your keyboard to take you from one slide to the next. To exit out of the presentation mode, hit the escape key on the upper left hand corner of your keyboard.
7. You can change the slide order by clciking on the slide that you wish to rearrange in the left hand corner. Drag it to the sldie that you wish to switch it with.
8.You can also delete unwanted slides by selecting the edit path button once again, then holding you
mouse over the slide that you no longer want. A red x should appear above the slide. Click the x and your
slide unwanted slide will disappear.

Animating Frame Content

1. Prezi allows you to apply fade in effects to any picture that you place in your frame.
2. To add fade in effects to your pictures, start by selecting the edit path button to the left
hand side of the screen.
3. Next to the numbers on your frames should be a picture of a star. Click on the star.
4. Click on the the images that you want to apply the fade-in effect to.
5. Then press the play symbol at the top right corner of the screen to view your animation.
Your images should now appear with a fade-in effect. Press done when you are finished.

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Inserting a Youtube Video

1. To insert a youtube video on your prezi presentation, go to the insert button on the
top menu and select.
2.You shoul now see a word box that says post youtube link. Open a web browser and
go to www.youtube.com. Find the video that you want to insert in your presentation.
3. Once you have found the video, copy the web address link for your video.
4. Go back to prezi and paste this link in the post youtube link box. and select the
insert button. Move the video to the location you want by clicking on it and dragging it
to the right location.

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Adding Background Music

1. To add background music to your prezi, go to the insert button at the top of the menu
and select.
2. Select Add Background Music
3. Select a music file that is saved on your computer or in your itunes library.
4. This will upload the song onto your prezi.You can listen to a preview of it by clicking
the play button. When you are finished, select the done button.

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Presenting Your Prezi

1. Congratulations! You just completed your first prezi presentation. Now it is time to
present all of your hard work!
2. To present your prezi, click the present button at the top left corner of the screen.
3. Use the arrows on your keyboard to move from one slide/frame to the next.
4. To exit your presentation, hit the escape key one the upper left hand corner of your
keyboard.
Congratulations on your presentation!

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