My Office Sway

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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

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. 

Sample Content

Sample Pages

Download the sample pages (includes Chapter 1 and Index)

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.

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