Writing text
by Adam Somlai-Fischer
Creating text:
- In Edit mode, click anywhere on the canvas to create text. You will see a flashing cursor on your screen indicating you can write text. New Text will appear in a text box.

TIPS:
- You can drag the blue triangular icon on the bottom right corner of the text box to adjust the width of the text box.
- Note: the width of the text box, not the actual text itself, will define the area of a text where prezi zooms to when in Show mode- so try to size your text boxes close to the actual text.
- There are no numeric text sizes in Prezi (bye bye 14pt Times New Roman!) - simply use the Zebra tool to scale your text to a new size. Make your text as big or as small as it needs to be in relation to the other objects on your screen to make visual sense. Remember, everything in Prezi is relative!
- To change between Title 1, Title 2 and Body fonts/colors, use the Font Style buttons below the text box.
- Note: One textbox can only have one font.
- To learn how to set your font styles, please read the Customize colors section of the manual.
- You can use the Text Format buttons to change text alignment or to make a bulleted list (Left, Center, Right, Justify) per line, if a line is selected. If no lines are selected, it affects the whole text box.
Edit Existing Text:
- Double click on a text box to edit it. If you see the Transformation Zebra on a text, just double click on it or click the pencil icon to the bottom of the zebra.
- You can use copy/paste to bring text over from other programs.
- While editing a textbox, press ctrl+a to select all, ctrl+c to copy, ctrl+v to paste text. (use Command on MAC).
