Sway Tutorial
Power Point Beginnings
Open the Sway App
To create a New Sway, login to your Office 365 email. Click on the upper left hand corner of the window (the waffle). Click Sway.
Bringing in a Document
This will open up your folders with documents to choose.
Click on a Powerpoint presentation you would like to transfer to Sway.
Remember, it must be 20 MB or less to make the transfer.
Sway will bring over all the information from your PowerPoint Slides. At first, look it will look like an outline with pictures to the side. Click the Edit button at the top right hand corner.
This will take you to the Storyline and Design area.
Organizing Content
Content is added as Cards to the Storyline. By adding a new card, you can manipulate the information already in the presentation.
The text card allows you to add text/manipulate your information to your Sway. The text card has six options:
o Heading will add larger text that will act as a heading. A background image can also be added.
o Emphasize will bold the text.
o Accent will italicize the text.
o Bullets will add bullets for a bulleted list.
o Numbers will add a numbered list.
o Link will allow some or all of the text to become a web link.
To delete the card, click on the trash can in the upper right hand corner.
Group with Images or Information
Choose Group. From here, you can move images or text already embedded into the presentation to a new place.
Automatic
Automatic creates a collage of your pictures.
Stack
Stack places images in top of each other like a
stack of pictures.
Grid
Grid takes a series of photos and places them in a table like grid.
SlideShow
Slideshow takes images and makes an easy to scroll through arrangement of photos.
Comparison
Comparison takes two images and places them side by side with a slider bar.
Preview your created work at any time
- Select Play at the top right to preview the Sway
- Notice the arrows at the bottom right
- Select the Pencil at the top right to edit the Sway
Changing your Design
The Design tab allows particpants to give a Sway personaility with color, typography, and texture.
Click the Design tab
- To choose a design, click on it.
- The design is now shown at the top of the Design window.
- The chosen design can now be customized.
Layout
Layout determines the direction your Sway moves.
- Vertically – The scroll bar to the right allows the viewer to move through the Sway.
- Horizontally – Arrows are available in the lower right hand corner to move the viewer through the Sway. There is also an arrow to return the viewer to the beginning of the presentation.
- Slides-More like a traditional PowerPoint, but more interactive.
Remix
Remix is a unique option in Sway. It allows the creator to create the Sway and then let the program determine the final layout of the presentation. If you don’t have a specific sequence in mind, this can be an interesting experience.