How to use Microsoft Sway - Tutorial for Beginners
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In this step-by-step tutorial, learn how to get started with Microsoft Sway. Sway is an easy-to-use digital storytelling app for creating interactive reports, presentations, personal stories and more. Its built-in design engine helps you create professional designs in minutes. With Sway, your images, text, videos, and other multimedia all flow together in a way that enhances your story.
0:00 Introduction
1:13 How to get Sway via Office.com
2:38 Start page
4:46 Overall editing layout
5:33 Cards
5:55 Adding title, background image, and setting focus
8:00 Adding new card
11:00 Adding video
12:20 Adding a collection of photos
12:47 Move content around storyline
13:25 Design view
16:00 Navigating through a Sway
16:20 Play
16:49 Share
17:45 Responsive layout that works on desktop & mobile
18:16 Transform Word document into Sway
18:37 Getting back to a previously created Sway
19:04 Wrap up
View the Sway that I created in this video here: sway.office.com/0K6FHmvFJ2Huu...
Check out Tara Brown's channel here (she took the photos of me that I used in this Sway): / @tarabrownphotography
As full disclosure, I work at Microsoft as a full-time employee.
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I was an early adopter of Sway. Most of them were travelogues to send to the kids (who lived in 4 different cities) when my wife & I traveled. It was a fun way to share the trip with them. I haven’t used it in quite a while. I like the “new” Sway. Looking forward to starting again. Thanks for the excellent tutorial.
This is a huge help for me, I'm a Grade 11 student and our teacher gave us a Post-Task where we have to make an E-Portfolio using Microsoft Sway. But since I don't know how to use this, I searched KZread and I am happy that I did because I was able to learn how to use it from you thanks a Lot!! You just got a new subscriber hehe.
Hey, Kevin. I would like to give suggestion. In your videos which shows how to make something, like in sway, using stock photos or so, which are more on the "creative products" side, I suggest actually showing the final product first. this way, the audience, more especially those who are still not yet familiar with the app environtment may imagine the purpose first, then the process later. I take this inspiration from LogosbyNick youtube channel. He usually shows a complete product first, then shows a step-by-step tutrorial from scratch. that way, the audience will build a more deductive mindset. This is a suggestion, so I hope it helps.
@Greatness.Gaming
2 жыл бұрын
still don't understand the purpose of this. is this something that can be published to a webpage? or is it for presentations?
@XEQUTE
2 жыл бұрын
@@Greatness.Gaming lol same
@kwadanso
Жыл бұрын
That is a good way to teach how to use an app 👍🏿
Thank you!! This video has erased all my fears with using SWAY in my classroom or when sharing with my colleagues.
I always use it for my school presentations and everybody loves them
It does not matter what is the content! as soon as I hear "hi everyone..." I like the video.
I found Sway in my Office inventory but had no idea what it was. Thanks dude :)
Thanks for bringing this up, I've seen it but never use it hence never thought it would be so useful.
Thanks so much for this video. I am an a realtor and need to create a marketing presentation for futire clients. This is the perfect tool. Will play with it today.
Kevin, your channel is single-handedly turned me into a Microsoft expert and I wish I knew how to thank you!!
Amazing! I never heard about Sway till watching your video. This is really awesome and quite helpful in being productive with lesser efforts. I loved the way you made me understand the nitty gritties of such a beautiful application. Thanks a lot for your efforts. Bye bye!
I have had office 365 for years and did not know about this app. I'm a real estate agent and can't wait to starting using this to create newsletters and more. Thanks
WOW! This is the first time I've heard of this and it looks really awesome! I'm trying to start a business and this looks like exactly what I wanted.
Thanks Kevin! I watched most of your videos and all are informative. First time learning about Sway and Powerpoint Live, and already excited to use this.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Great video. I never knew Sway existed either. What I don't understand is why, at the time of me watching this video, have 290 people downvoted it! It's great content, well produced, with excellent audio and video quality. Thankfully 13K upvotes well outweigh the haters!
I've wondered what Sway was all about. This is so helpful! Thanks! Nice job as always, Kevin.
Thank you for this quick overview of the capabilities of Sway. This is exactly what I needed and I am excited to get started!
Perfect thank you, a nice up to date and clear tutorial as per usual. Starting on my own Sway tomorrow.
Wow an excellent intro to Sway - Thank you :)
Love the photos! Thank you so very much for sharing.
This is really fantastic and like the previous comment, I also had NO IDEA that Sway existed, so thanks Kevin for providing this fantastic introduction!
Hi Kevin, As always, all your videos are incredibly helpful, with clear perspectives and a way to use them, thank you!
This tutorial just made me learn sway in under 20 Mins great work dude.
Thank you Kevin for this good introduction to Sway, it was useful to me. I am new to Sway but I like it very much. The one thing I miss with it is a way categorize my Sways, either with folders or some other ways to filter them by tags or folder would be nice.
Thanks so much. This was really helpful. Hadn't heard of it till now. Will surely experiment and use it going forward.
Excellent. Sway is so cool. Love it! Thanks Kevin for this very informative and clear instruction.
Really helpful video! I feel a lot more confident to explore sway now. Thanks a lot!
Very informative! Excited to actually try it, myself. Thanks a lot.
Interesting. I heard about sway for the first time today. haven't watched the entire video but looking forward to learn it.
Kevin, your presentations are awesome! Thanks for them!
This is how Microsoft should advertise their apps, they have a slew of apps and some i don't even know they exist.
@deanlofts875
3 жыл бұрын
They have some sleeping giants in there too!
@DiegoTheWolf
3 жыл бұрын
@@deanlofts875 What else can you recommend?
@deanlofts875
3 жыл бұрын
@@DiegoTheWolf I haven't used anything for long enough to explicitly recommend anything in particular but I tend to open and app and click through every single possible area to figure out what it does. Microsoft Teams is a gateway to all of the cool stuff I found.
@lawjef
3 жыл бұрын
Promoting an application with a 20 minute tutorial?! Do you realize that most humans have next to no attention span (see TikTok, etc)? The most you could hope for is a 2 minute advertisement with lots of explosions and Bwah sounds that explains Sway in a fun and cool way
@clickbaitpro
3 жыл бұрын
@@lawjef This is no tik-tok, don't do that comparison cuz its pointless and this is no ad, this is a how to guide so only the people who wants to actually use it can watch
Thanks Kevin, literally windows has these feature. I love windows whenever I started watching your channel.
Excellent instructional video for Sway. Thank you so much!
Thanks for that little introduction, am asked to use Sway for an assignment & never heard of it, your video was helpful!
"There is no better topic to talk about than myself" - truer words were never spoken!
Nice video, this is the first time I am hearing about Microsoft sway, and I now know how to use it.
@KevinStratvert
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the note Mike! Always appreciate your comments :)
@victormasotti
4 жыл бұрын
True
@abirpanchwagh6914
3 жыл бұрын
Yes
@kashvigoel6300
3 жыл бұрын
True
@LoC28C
3 жыл бұрын
Now I know how use this but what is it used for ?
Thank you so much for taking the time to create this helpful and informative video!
Very good description of Sway!! East to understand. Thanks Kevin
Thank you Kevin, wonderful video!
Thank you. Quick and to the point. Answered my questions.
Great video! Thanks for all the terrific SWAY information!
Thank you another brilliant video! I’d never heard of Sway before and I work in IT 😂 it looks great!
I just discovered you. I used the Sway feature for my resume and it was so easy to use. Thank you for this video.
Great content. I needed this. Thank you! Now I can confidently tackle my sway assignment.
I didn't know about it. Time to explore . Thank you.
I had never heard of SWAY. Great video!
Your videos are excellent. Clear, concise and understandable. I am subscribed to your channel and recommend that anyone looking for help with MS products watches your tutorials before any others. JWL - New York.
Best Sway tutorial I have seen
Great video, I just learned about this last week and I used it for my University presentation, Great Stuff!!
Thank you for this tutorial. I'll use Sway for online teaching.
This is so cool, thank you for introducing SWAY and I need to work on some newsletter to my clients. I have done a persona project not long ago using Power Point, I can put those content in SWAY and I am sure it presents nicely with more interactive content. BTW, I worked with a company in NJ and I love NYC, it's very much like HK and I enjoyed learning new skills by watching your videos. Good luck and I will share this on my FB so my friends in HK, TW, USA and UK can also benefit from your videos! Woo Hoo!
Thank you for this tutorial. It helped me make my first sway.
Thank you for the quick overview!
Thank you for this--a great start!
Thanks for the videos. I'm from Woodinville,WA but watching and learning so much from over here in Thailand. Keep 'em coming sir.
@KevinStratvert
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the note Michael! Woodinville is right around the corner :) Hope you're enjoying Thailand.
Hi came across this page as it popped up on my screen. Great tutorial will certainly use sway more often .Thank You
Thanks man... Great work. You explain things in a very nice way.
Fantastic explanation from a very cool guy! Thank you, Kevin!
Sway makes presentation of your ideas a breeze, thanks Kevin
@renzokouken9781
4 жыл бұрын
Playing "sway" by Bic Runga
Thanks, Kevin, another excellent tutorial.
Super detailed this was much appreciated
Sway is an under appreciated technology. Thanks for the nice review of how to use it.
It was easy to follow everything that you were explaining, thank you!
A very helpful video and introductory guide to Microsoft Sway. Thank you. Kevin Stratvert - a super cool guy!
You neglected to mention a couple of features: 1. You can drag and drop a PowerPoint or pdf and it will import the content.. which you can even edit their inner content on the design tab. 2. You can export to pdf or word. The above is very handy for student portfolios, whereby they have already generated a ton of work on various media and need to collate their work.
@nalaa9618
Жыл бұрын
He mentioned that RIGHT in the first few sentences though...
OMG! I didn't know this existed. Excellent presentation.
I have used Sway for job applications. something like a turbo charged CV :) Besides looking fantastic on any device with very little effort from my side, the in-built Analytics is my favorite Info :) By copying a new version for each job I am applying for, I can see how often the respective Sway was opened and how thoroughly it was read. I am sick of sending my applications and then wait forever for a response, which very often does not even arrive. The Analytics info shows me at least whether my material is read or not. Big Thumbs Up for Sway :)
wow thank you for sharing this kevin, i learned so much from you.
Thanks Kevin. First time I hear about SWAY :)
Cheers for the helpful content as always Kev! Keep it up boss ❤️🔥
Thanks for the Tutorial!
Very helpful! Thanks!
Wow! This is super cool. I'm going to use Sway for a project at work. Thanks for the great video.
Great learning video. Thank you so much Kevin.
Thanks Kevin. Very helpful.
Thank you for introducing sway to me!!
Amazing, I never heard of this, I just was just going to plunk down money for something similar, perfect timing --- thanks from Bothell, wa :)
WOW, excellent video, I was one of many did not know what Sway does, particularly useful and easier than PowerPoint.
U saved my life. Legit bro thank u. U help me complete my uni assignment.
Awesome!! You just gave me a great idea to implement at work and to save on sharing PPT files via email. Cheers!
this is insane! thank you
Great presentation. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
You are a super cool guy. No doubts about it. Thanks for sharing buddy!
I really didn't know this thing exists. How fun! Thank you, Kevin. Really super cool guy ;-)
Brilliant Tutorial...Just Effing Brilliant....Solved a big problem...thankyou Bro!!
Thank you. My first time to know about sway
Never know sway until today. Complete and straight to the point tutorial. Learned it in less than 30 minutes. You're awesome! You may want tp speak a little slow next time.Its quite fast that I feel like your in a hurry. 😅
Hi guy! I am from Vietnam. I like your videos. They are very nice and useful. Thanks a lot!
thank you so much, you are the best, Kevin! 👍
Thanks so much it really helped me out!
Very informative. First time to learn about sway here. Thanks
Thank you. Really enjoy your classes.
@KevinStratvert
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the note Georgia!
Thanks, very informative ❤
Thank you! This helped me made my Science Project Portfolio.
Thank you Kevin, really useful.
Wow useful. Thank you!!!
Very helpful - thank you!
Awesome! Thank you so much Kevin
Thank you! This is awesome.
Thank you !! It was qute informative. Youve helped me!! I will use it for a class presentation!!!