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My Office Sway
- By Patrice-Anne Rutledge
- Published Nov 19, 2015 by Que.
Book
- Sorry, this book is no longer in print.
About
Features
- Organized and formatted for easy, quick reference
- Covers quickly creating new Sways, integrating content and media from any source, changing layouts, sharing Sways, running Sway from mobile devices, and more
- Step-by-step techniques show the fastest, most direct way to accomplish each task
- Covers new Sway tools ranging from storylines and moods to automatic remix
- Perfect for every user, regardless of experience
Description
- Copyright 2016
- Edition: 1st
- Book
- ISBN-10: 0-7897-5543-2
- ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-5543-8
Full-Color Book + Content Update Program
If want to learn how to use Microsoft Sway, My Office Sway is your must-have companion. This friendly, quick, full-color, 100% practical tutorial walks you through various tasks for building your own multimedia web presentations—even if you have no design skills.
If you’re ready to start creating your own Sways on your computer, tablet, or phone, My Office Sway is ready to help.
In addition, this book is part of Que’s Content Update Program. As Microsoft updates features of Sway, sections of this book will be updated or new sections will be added to match the updates to the software. The updates will be delivered to you via a FREE Web Edition of this book, which can be accessed with any Internet connection.
My Office Sway is an easy, full-color tutorial on Microsoft’s new design app, which covers the following topics:
· Set up your free Sway account, and master Sway’s web interface
· Create a new Sway from scratch—or from PowerPoint, Word, or PDF
· Use storylines to design and organize your Sway
· Control your Sway’s content, layout, and appearance
· Embed external content including Google Maps, YouTube or Vimeo videos, SoundCloud audio, and Infogr.am infographics
· Insert content from numerous sources, such as Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, or your own OneDrive
· Add column, bar, line, pie, and area charts
· Preview and modify your Sways
· Transform your Sway’s design automatically with Remix!
· Build slideshows or single-page Sways
· Embed Sways on your website or blog, or in another Sway
· Control exactly who can see your Sway
· Create live group Sways for business, teaching, or brainstorming
· Use Sway from your iPhone, iPad, or Windows 10 device
Every task is presented step-by-step, using carefully annotated, colorful screenshots, all numbered so there's no chance of getting lost or confused. Everything's clearly organized in modular, self-contained chapters designed to help you get started quickly. Throughout, the book is packed with helpful tips, lists, and quick solutions to the problems you're most likely to encounter.
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Table of Contents
Prologue
What Is Sway?
What You Can Create with Sway
Content You Can Include in a Sway
Enhance Your Sway with Customizable Styles
Chapter 1 Getting Started with Office Sway
Creating a Sway Account
Create a Sway Account
Finding Your Way Around Sway
Explore Sample Sways
Navigate Sway
Get Help
Provide Feedback
Creating a New Sway
Create a New Sway from Scratch
Create a New Sway by Importing Content
Signing In and Out
Sign In to Sway
Sign Out of Sway
Chapter 2 Planning and Creating a Sway
Planning Your Sway Storyline
Working with Navigational Layouts
Apply a New Layout
Adding Content with Cards
Insert Content Using the Insert Content Icon
Add Content Using the All Cards Pane
Working with Title Cards and Heading Cards
Modify the Title Card
Add a Heading Card
Apply a Background
Adding Other Content Cards
Add a Text Card
Add a Picture Card
Add a Video Card
Add a Tweet Card
Formatting Text and Pictures
Emphasize or Accent Text
Create a Bulleted List
Create a Numbered List
Add a Link
Specify Focus Points on a Picture
Specify Picture and Video Showcase Options
Chapter 3 Working with Group Cards
Creating Group Cards
Add an Automatic Card
Add a Stack Card
Add a Comparison Card
Add a Slideshow Card
Add a Grid Card
Managing Group Cards
Collapse a Group
Change the Group Type
Modify Content in a Group
Ungroup a Group
Delete a Group
Chapter 4 Embedding Content in a Sway
Understanding the Sway Embed Process
Sway Supported Sites
Three-Step Process for Embedding Content
Understand Embed Codes
Embedding Content Using the E
Updates
Updates & Corrections
This book is part of Que's Content Update Program. As Microsoft updates features of Office 2016, sections of this book will be updated or new sections will be added to match the updates to the software. The updates will be delivered to you via a free Web Edition of this book, which can be accessed with any Internet connection from your account on quepublishing.com. For more information, visit quepublishing.com/CUP.