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Creating a custom starting point in Prezi Present

Presenters, start your engines... Launch your presentation with a customized starting point from anywhere within your presentation’s structure. You can create a custom starting point on any frame, topic, subtopic, page, or animation in the presentation timeline. This allows you to take control of your presentation’s flow and direction so you can reveal content to your audience at just the right moment. So, where will you begin?

Adding a custom starting point to a topic, subtopic, or page

  1. Navigate to the place in your canvas where you’d like your presentation to start.
  2. Right-click (CMD/CTRL+click) on the thumbnail of the topic, subtopic, or page in the left sidebar.
  3. Select Set as starting point from the context menu.*
  4. An icon will appear in the left sidebar, and on your canvas, to show where the starting point was added.

* You can also add a custom starting point directly from the thumbnail preview in the left sidebar by clicking the three dots and selecting Set custom starting point from the dropdown menu. 

Pro Tip: For planet structures (circles), you can right-click directly on the topic or subtopic on your canvas and add the starting point from the context menu.

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Adding a custom starting point to an animation

  1. Locate the zoom animation you'd like to use as a starting point in the timeline in the left sidebar.
  2. Click the three dots on the presentation step thumbnail.
  3. Select Set custom starting point from the dropdown menu.

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Note: Your presentation needs to contain an animation before you can set it as a custom starting point. Learn how to add animations with this article.

 

Removing a custom starting point

  1. Navigate to the place in your canvas that contains the custom starting point.
  2. Right-click (CMD/CTRL+click) on a topic, subtopic, page, or animation.
  3. Select Remove starting point from the context menu.*

*You can also remove a custom starting point directly from the thumbnail preview in the left sidebar. Click the three dots on the presentation step's thumbnail and select Remove custom start point from the dropdown menu. 

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Presenting with a custom starting point

When presenting with a custom starting point, your presentation will begin from the designated place in your presentation's structure. From there, you can navigate as usual and your presentation will continue until it reaches the last step. 

 

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