Prezi - Tutorial

Prezi. Ideas Matter.

What is Prezi?

Prezi is a tool for presenting ideas on a virtual board. This tool allows users to pan and zoom, and to size, rotate, or edit an object. The user places objects on a canvas and navigates between videos, images, texts and other presentation media. Frames allow grouping of presentation media together as a single presentation object. Participants can be invited to edit the Prezi presentation at a later time if they wish.

It is important to see if your computer has Adove Flash Player, because these presentations require this format. If your computer does not have it installed, you can easily download it from Adove’s website.

Why Use Prezi?

Not so long ago whenever anyone had to prepare a presentation, the ultimate choice was Power Point.  That tool was very popular and useful but it lacks of many helpful skills for instance, 3D imagery, pictures or videos can be inserted from Google or Youtube.

Prezi can be used in real time connection and can be used anywhere on the net. There are millions of reusable ideas that can be used and edit. All the presentations can be synchronized with iPod or iPhone.

How to Create an Account

If this is your first time- Create an account

You can choose from three different options according to the amount you want to pay.  Even though there is a free option. 

This free option is as effective and creative as the charged ones. Some differences are that you have more space for storage, you can include the logo of your own trade mark or that presentations can be private

Once you choose which license you would like to use, you must give some personal information.

Once you have created your account, you can start working.

1.       Click here to create a new presentation.
2.       Click here to see all your presentations.
3.       Click here to see all the presentations that you have done.
4.       Click here to see all the presentations that have been shared with you.
5.       Write here any key word to find easily your presentations.

How to Create a Canvas

Choose a template that best fits your needs. There is an array of options, explore them to find the appropriate one.

1.       Click here to pre-view your presentation.
2.       Click here to undo last changes. (you can also press on the keys CTR+Z)
3.       Click here to save what you are doing. Next to this bottom you can see when you have saved it for the last time.
4.       Double click here to see this drop down menu. Choose different frames or arrows. You can also label the section.

5.       Double click here to see this drop down menu. You can insert almost anything that you need for your presentation, even the old friend “Power Point Presentation”

6.       Double click here to see this drop down menu with different optional themes. They have different lay-outs, format colours and even languages.

7.       Double click here to see this drop down menu with some links to  helpful explanations concerning this website.

8.       Double click here to see this drop down menu on how to share your work.

9.       Click here to exit your presentation without saving. (Save it first)
10. This screen shows you how the canvas looks like with all the changes.
11.Click here to add a new slide. It looks like a new square that zooms in.
12.   Click here to edit the slide.
13.   On this side you can see how you presentation will progress. If you want to move a slide, slap it and drop it to the place in the sequence that you find more convenient. The slide in which you are working will be framed in orange.
14.   Click here to hide the pre-views
15.   Click here to block the canvas and to prevent further changes
16.   These numbers show you the order of the slides.
17.   Double click here to change the title of your presentation.
18.   This is how it looks when you choose a slide before you zoom it in for editing.

Example

In this example you can see how this tool was applied to explain the play “Othello” by William Shakespeare.

Sample activity