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Preface

What this book covers What you need for this book Who this book is for Conventions Reader feedback Customer support

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1. Understanding the Prezi Frame of Mind

Thinking about nonlinear presentations

Linear presentations Nonlinear presentations The best of both worlds Think for Prezi

Planning your Prezi

The three Prezi design steps

Step 1 – planning your Prezi

Things you need to know

Step 2 – getting the style right

Zooming Frames

Step 3 – building in layers

A piece of cake The bottom layer of sponge Cream and jam The top layer of sponge

The steps, again

Mind Mapping

Writing a list Starting with the tool Working efficiently with Prezi Map your journey

Deciding the BIG picture

The science behind it Neural networks in action How to find your BIG picture

Common Prezi mistakes

Motion sickness The blank canvas challenge Going too big

Summary

2. Hands-on with Prezi Mechanics

Templates

Using templates Getting the most from templates

Paths

Creating motion Adding, removing, and editing

Shapes

Get creative Editing shapes Editing lines Styled symbols Highlighter

Grouping Prezi text editor

Spell checker The text drag-apart feature Font colors Bullet points and indents

Animations 3D backgrounds

A single 3D background Multiple 3D backgrounds

The Present button Summary

3. Consistent Branding for Business

Color schemes Customizing Prezi graphics through CSS

Editing fonts Editing a frame

My Content Custom logos Summary

4. Importing Slides into Prezi

The importance of slides

Slide-based software and businesses Converting colleagues to Prezi

Importing slides into Prezi

The Insert PPT function Prezify your slides

Checking the import Positioning content Missing content Placing slides on to a Prezi canvas Zooming in and out on slides

No time to Prezify

Importing your slides as PDF files

Potential problems

Low-resolution imagery Pixilation Text Spell check Animations An alternative solution

Summary

5. Best Practices with Imagery

Raster and vector images

What are raster images?

Raster file formats

What are vector images?

Vector file formats

Benefits of Prezi Finding great imagery

Direct upload Prezi insert

Limitations of the Insert from web function

Using Google image search outside of Prezi

Advanced image search Standard search Google image search limitations

Other online sources for imagery

Deciding on the best image source The big advantage

Time versus quality

Vectorising your imagery

Using software to vectorize The quick way to create a vector image

Creating your vector images

Hand-drawn images Working with images – quick tips

Prezi effects and animations

Effects Fade-in animations

Summary

6. Using Audio

Why use sound in Prezi? How to find sound files Creating your own sounds Adding audio in Prezi

Background music Voice-over Using the audio during presentation

Common problems

Uneven volume levels Background music for only one path step

Music only Music and voice

Working on mobile devices

Android iPhone Getting the audio into Prezi

Example uses

Less text Translation Narration Creating an environment Customers Testimonials Example

Summary

7. Inserting a Video

The technical bit

File size restrictions Online or offline?

Will your Prezi be viewed online? Will colleagues want a copy of your Prezi? Determining your design

Playing videos

Playing along a path Letting the user play

Positioning videos Videos – the easy way with YouTube

Searching for the right clip

Creating your own YouTube account

Uploading your own videos to YouTube Editing videos on YouTube

Enhancements

Quick Fixes Filters Special effects

Audio Annotations Captions