Create Zooming Presentations With Prezi App For Windows

Many people who are looking to make their presentations unique are switching to PowerPoint alternatives like Prezi. The perks of using this cloud based presentation platform is the ability to create presentations with the amazing zooming effect. Moreover, Prezi is no only limited to just the cloud, as you can also save and present your zooming presentations offline.

Why Use Prezi?

Before we move on to the ‘how’, let’s explore why Prezi is useful in the first place. We have previously discussed this in our post about PowerPoint vs Prezi, however, you can see the brief video given below to get an overview of what makes Prezi awesome to use.

Creating Zooming Presentations Using Prezi for Windows

If you wish to use Prezi but don’t know where to start, then you should begin by downloading the desktop Prezi app to get started with making amazing presentations or login to a Prezi account from your browser. In this post, we will explore the features of Prezi for Windows and show you how to create zooming presentations.

Login With a Prezi Account

To get started, download and install the Prezi app for Windows and login with your Prezi account. You can use a free Prezi account which offers 100MB of free storage and basic options. The free account is limited to a 30-day trial, which you can extend for another 3 months by inviting 3 people to sign up for Prezi. Either way, the free account should be good enough to give you an idea about the utility of Prezi.

Start a New Prezi

Once logged in you can create new Prezis, import a Prezi, and organize your existing presentations. Making a Prezi using the Windows app is similar to making a Prezi using the online editor by logging in via a browser.

Pick a Template or Start With a Blank Prezi

You can pick a range of sample templates for making a presentation or simply start with a blank Prezi to begin making your zooming presentation from scratch.

Add Text, Image, Videos, Shapes, Music, Voice and Import PowerPoint Files

You can fashion your slides with the aid of anything from YouTube videos to symbols, shapes, drawing tools, voice and audio clips, etc. Furthermore, you can also import PowerPoint and PDF documents to incorporate in your slides. To re-order your slides, simply drag and drop them so that they appear in your desired zooming sequence.

Share Prezis Online, Present Them Remotely or Save Them Offline

Presentations created and uploaded to Prezi are saved online and can be downloaded at any point in time. You can also save Prezis offline and present them using the Prezi app or convert them into a PDF document. Prezis can be kept ‘Private’ or ‘Public’ depending upon your account privileges, as some features are limited to a paid account.

Sample Zooming Presentation Created Using Prezi

Below is a sample Prezi presentation. The Prezi below was embedded using the embed code from the Prezi website, you can also share Prezis using a direct link.

Prezi Video Tutorial

You can also get a walkthrough of the basic steps of creating and sharing your Prezis from the video given below.