Prezi Tutorial: Getting Started

Learn Prezi in 5 minutes.

To create a prezi first login or
sign up for an account at prezi.com

Now click the new prezi button,
and give it a title and description.

You can choose from a selection of
templates with ready-made content to

help you get started,

but in this tutorial you'll start from a
blank prezi.

To move around your prezi you hold
down left-click on any blank area

to drag up… down...

left… and right.

Click the plus button to the left to zoom in

and click the minus button to zoom out.

There are two ways to add content to
your prezi:

Freestyle:

Creating and inserting content and frames
by hand.

Guided: using the plus button to insert frames
of content with just a few clicks.

Let's start with the guided method.

On your screen you'll see a placeholder
with a plus button.

You can click and hold to drag and drop
the placeholder to wherever you want to

in your prezi.

When you're happy with it's position,
click the placeholder again to select

which type of content you want to add.

You can choose from a bracket frame, a
circle frame, an image, or a video.

Let's select a bracket frame, then click
the green tick button to add it to your

prezi.

In prezi,

frames allow you to group content.
Content within a frame can be moved and

resized together.

Frames are similar to slides because
they are often used as navigation stops

within your presentation.

But frames are not as restrictive as slides.

You can pan across and zoom into
individual content within the frame.

Also, unlike slides frames can be different
shapes and sizes enabling you to create

a more visually engaging presentation.

Now let's add some text within our
bracket frame.

To do this you can double click anywhere, and type.
Click OK when you've finished typing

to save your text to your prezi.

You can manipulate this text using the
zebra transformation tool. Click to select,

then move...

scale...

and rotate...

using each section of the zebra.

To add more content, you can use the plus
button to the left of the screen.

This creates another placeholder you can
position

then click to add content.

Let's add another bracket frame.

Just as before, you can double click to
add some text...

Then use the zebra tool to position and
resize.

A quick way to see everything you have
added is to click the home icon to

the left,

prezi automatically zooms out to an
overview. You can also click on the map to

the top left to navigate your prezi.
Click on any content to zoom to it.

Let's add some images to your frames.

To do this, click on the plus button
within each frame,

select the image icon,

and upload an image of your choice.

Images can be positioned and
resized just like text,

using the zebra transformation tool.

Notice as you add content using the
plus button a thumbnail is added to the sidebar

on the left.

The order of these thumbnails from top
to bottom

shows the path you'll take through your
prezi when you present.

You can rearrange the order by dragging
and dropping thumbnails in the sidebar.

With your content in place and your path
set, you can press the show button and see how

your prezi presentation looks.

When you click the forward arrow you'll move
through your prezi in the order of your

thumbnails.

You can click the home button to show
the overview of your whole presentation...

or you can explore free from the set
path. Just click on any content to zoom

to it.

When you've finished presenting you can click the
end button to make more changes to your

prezi.

Let's add some title text to our whole
presentation.

You can also add freestyle content using
the menu to the top left. For example, you

can select the frame button and create
a circle frame for your overview.

To add freestyle content as a thumbnail

select the path button from the menu and click
on any content to add it to the end of

your path.

You can show your completed prezi as
before, by clicking on the show button

and moving forward
through your path.

To recap:

Use the plus button to add content
quickly.

Use the zebra transformation tool to move,
scale, and rotate any content.

Rearrange the thumbnails to set the order
you present your content.

Use the top left menu to add freestyle
content to your prezi.

Press the show button to present.