Creating a Presentation in Sway

What is Sway?

Sway is a new and easy to use program from Office that allows users to create presentations. Presentations can include backgrounds, text, pictures, videos, tweets, graphs, and more. Follow these easy steps to create your own Sway presentations for

school work
business presentations
introductions
sharing social media
personal life

How to Create a Sway Presentation

Step 1 - Sign in to Office 365

Type portal.office365.com into navigation bar
Enter username: studentid@hanfordesd.org
Enter password: patriot

Step 2 - Start a new Sway

Select "sway"
Select "create new"

Step 3 - Add a title

click on “title your sway” and enter your desired title

Step 4 - Add a background

Click on the “background” box
Choose Bing as your search engine
Type desired text into the search box
Drag a photo over to the “background” box

Step 5 - Preview

Click "preview" to view your Sway at any time

Step 6 - Add headings and text

Select “cards”
Select “heading”
Type in “add a heading” box
You may click "link" to direct users to another website if desired
Repeat these steps for adding text, but click on "text" instead of "heading"

Step 7 - Add pictures

Select “cards”
Select “picture”
Repeat steps used to select the picture for the background

Step 8 - Add videos

Select “cards”
Select “video”
Select “add a video”
Select YouTube as your video search engine
Type into the search box to find a video and drag your selection to the “add a video” box