Microsoft Sway 365: Level 1 – ME-O365SYL1
Microsoft Office 365 Sway Level 1
Course Code: ME-O365SYL1
Welcome to our Microsoft Sway course. Sway is Microsoft’s cloud-based presentation app. It provides a quick, easy way to create interactive presentations for the web. This one-day workshop will teach participants to: – Create a New Sway Project – Create Cards – Format Text, Add Media – Work with Images, Customize Image Display and Set Design Options – Edit Sway Projects, share a Sway Project and Set Options on the Project. The training delivery is based on the desktop application and not on the online/browser version of the application.
- Duration: 1 Day
- Level: Introduction
- Technology: Office 365
- Delivery Method: Instructor Led / VILT
- Training Credits: NA
This manual assumes the user understands the basics of using a windows-based computer.
This course is intended to help all users get up to speed with Sway and start using it in their daily workflow.
This manual assumes the user understands the basics of using a Windows-based computer. Students should be comfortable using the keyboard, mouse, start menu, and an internet browser.
For students to properly complete this course, each student will require an Office 365 account. We have used the default configuration for Office 365, accessed on Windows 10 with Microsoft Edge, throughout this manual. We recommend that students use the same configuration.
– Getting Started with Sway
– Work with Text and Images
– Graphics and Design
– Working with a Sway Project
There is no international certification linked to this course currently.
Modules
– Learning Objectives
TOPIC A: Launch Sway
– What is Sway?
– Starting Sway
– Viewing Featured Sway Projects
– Navigating a Sway Project
– Activity 1-1: Launch Sway
TOPIC B: Create a New Sway Project
– Creating a Blank Sway Project
– Creating a Project from a Topic
– Creating a Project from a Template
– Creating a Project from a Document
– Interface Overview
– Activity 1-2: Create a New Sway Project
TOPIC C: Create Cards
– About the Title Card
– Creating a Card
– Adding Images to a Card
– Setting Card Emphasis
– Activity 1-3: Create Cards
TOPIC D: Manage Cards
– Editing a Card
– Selecting Cards
– Grouping Cards
– Moving a Card
– Deleting a Card
– Activity 1-4: Manage Cards
TOPIC E: Manage Sway Projects
– Saving a Project
– Editing a Project
– Searching a Project
– Playing a Sway Project
– Sway and Responsive Design
– Activity 1-5: Manage Sway Projects
– Summary
– Review Questions
TOPIC A: Format Text
– Creating Headings
– Adding Emphasis and Accents
– Creating Lists
– Adding Links
– Activity 2-1: Format Text
TOPIC B: Add Media
– Creating a Video Card
– Adding a YouTube Video
– Adding Audio
– Adding a File
– Embedding Other Objects
– Activity 2-2: Add Media
– Summary
– Review Questions
TOPIC A: Work with Images
– Adding Backgrounds
– Setting Image Focus Points
– Adding a Caption and Alternative Text
– Activity 3-1: Work with Images
TOPIC B: Customize Image Display
– Creating a Stack Group
– Creating a Comparison Group
– Creating a Slideshow Group
– Creating a Photo Grid
– Activity 3-2: Customize Image Display
TOPIC C: Set Design Options
– Choosing a Style
– Choosing a Design
– Using Remix
– Customizing Styles
– Activity 3-3: Set Design Options
– Summary
– Review Questions
TOPIC A: Edit Sway Projects
– Viewing Projects
– Duplicating a Project
– Deleting a Project
– Viewing and Managing Deleted Projects
– Activity 4-1: Edit Sway Projects
TOPIC B: Share a Sway Project
– Creating a Quick Link
– Sharing Your Project with Other Users
– Inviting Others to Edit Your Project
– Sharing Your Project on Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter
– Creating a Visual Link
– Setting Advanced Sharing Options
– Activity 4-2: Share a Sway Project
TOPIC C: Set Sway Project Options
– Changing Sway Project Settings
– Using Accessibility Tools
– Saving a Sway Project as a Template
– Printing a Sway Project
– Exporting a Sway Project
– Activity 4-3: Set Sway Project Options
– Summary
– Review Questions
