Learn how you can easily add, style, enhance or transform your text into visual stories in Prezi Present to make your ideas stand out. 

How do I add text in Prezi Present?

To add text in Prezi Present:

• Click Text in the top menu or right-click the canvas and select Insert text.
• Click inside the box to start typing.

If you're using a template or a frame layout, simply click on the text box placeholder and start typing.

How do I change text size in Prezi Present?

• Click the text box and drag a corner to resize.
• Use the – or + buttons or enter a numeric value in the property toolbar.
• Hold Shift to resize multiple boxes at once.

How do I use Prezi AI to enhance text?

To improve your text with Prezi AI:

1. Select your text.
2. Click Ask AI from the property bar.
3. Choose an enhancement:
   • Turn into bullet points: is a great way to quickly summarize your key ideas.
   • Make shorter: streamline your message.
   • Make longer: elaborate on your content.
   • Simplify: make your content more straightforward.

You can combine multiple enhancements.

Learn more: Using Prezi AI to enhance text.

How do I turn text into visual stories with Prezi AI?

1. Select your text.
2. Click Ask AI.
3. Choose one of the visual story formats:

• Flow chart: Break down your text into steps that your audience can easily follow along with. Use them to simplify a process or cover the main highlights of any story.
• Visual list: Perfect for showing steps in a process or listing components in a unique and fun way.
• Animated story: Set up your text for a big reveal. They’re the perfect visual story for establishing context and then making a big point for your audience.
• Zoom: Great for showing your audience the details of your work. They are a progressive zoom that goes further with each point in the story.

Learn more: Creating visual stories with Prezi AI.

How do I edit text style, font, and color in Prezi Present?

You can edit a text’s font, size, style, color, and alignment using the property toolbar. Simply click on the text to bring up the options to edit and customize your text.

Enable text autofit

Enable to fit your text into the text box size you have chosen or to adjust the text size automatically as you write.

Changing the text style

You can change the text style using presets including Title, Subtitles, Normal text, and more from the left-most area of the context toolbar. You can also change the font manually by selecting a new one from the dropdown. Please note that only one font can be used per text box.

Formatting text

Select from the property toolbar the B button to make your text bold, or the I button to italicize the text. 

You can also add bullets to your text, change the alignment, and choose indentation from the same area.

Adjusting text color

Click the Text color button to open the color palette. Then choose from a variety of preset colors or add a custom color by using its hexadecimal code or color picker. You can also add a background color to your text using the Fill color button.

Highlighting text and adding rounded corners to your text background

Click the Fill color button to pick a highlight color for your text box. From here, you can pick a new color, change the opacity of the background, and add a corner radius for rounded corners.

Underlining text

You can add a line to your text by clicking the Shape button on the top menu, then selecting Line. Drag the line you want under your text. You can adjust the line’s thickness and size using the context toolbar.

Rotating text

Click on the text box to select it. Hover your cursor near the text box's corner until the rotation icon appears. Click and drag to rotate your selection.

Deleting a text box

To remove a text box from your canvas, click on it and press DELETE or BACKSPACE on your keyboard.

Finding and replacing text

To find and replace text in any part of your presentation, use the CTRL+F keyboard shortcut on Windows and CMD+F on Mac, then search for a textual element in the sidebar and if necessary, replace it one by one or collectively.

How do I change the text alignment in Prezi Present?

Horizontal aligning

1. Select the text box.
2. Open the context menu and click Alignment.
3. Choose how you want your text aligned: Left, Center, Right, or Justify.

Line height and letter spacing

1. With the text box selected, open Line & letter spacing.
2. Drag the slider or type in a number to set the spacing you prefer.

Vertical alignment

1. In the same menu, scroll down to Vertical text alignment.
2. Choose whether the text should sit at the Top, Center, or Bottom of the text box.

Adding and using fonts from Google Fonts

Prezi integrates with Google Fonts for more options:

1. Click More fonts at the bottom of the font list.
2. Filter by font type or script.
3. Tick the font and click Update fonts.
4. Choose the new font from the dropdown.
5. To remove a font, untick it and click Update fonts again.

Looking to upload your custom fonts? Learn more about how to set up and use the brand kit in Prezi Present.

How do I create and use text presets in Prezi?

You can create text presets to keep your design consistent:

• Go to Style > Text style.
• Customize and save your preferred settings.
• Apply them throughout your presentation.

Learn more: Creating text presets in Prezi Present.

How do I write in right-to-left languages in Prezi Present?

Prezi supports right-to-left writing for Arabic and Hebrew:

1. Add a text box.
2. Click the font family dropdown, then More fonts.
3. Filter for Arabic or Hebrew and enable fonts.
4. Click Update fonts, then select the new font.
5. Switch your keyboard to the desired language.

Learn more: Right-to-left writing in Prezi Present.

What are the text editing shortcuts in Prezi Present?

Use these keyboard shortcuts to speed up editing:

• CTRL/CMD+A: select all
• CTRL/CMD+C: copy
• CTRL/CMD+X: cut
• CTRL/CMD+V: paste
• CTRL/CMD+Z: undo
• CTRL/CMD+Y: redo
• CTRL/ALT+BACKSPACE: delete text word by word
• SHIFT+click: select multiple objects

Learn more: Using shortcuts in Prezi Present.