Microsoft Sway

Taylor Harris and Ashley Nandlal

 What is Microsoft Sway?
● Microsoft Sway is an app from Microsoft
Office that makes it easy to create and share
interactive reports, personal stories,
presentations, and more.
● With Sway, there’s no need to spend lots of
time on formatting. Its built-in design engine
takes care of making your creation look its
best. If the initial design doesn’t quite match
your taste or mood, you can easily apply
another — or fully customize your layout to
make it your own.
 Accessing MS Sway
● To get started with Sway, visit sway.office.com in
any browser and then click Sign in on the top menu
bar.
● When prompted, enter the email address you want to
use with Sway. You can use your free Microsoft
Account (Hotmail, Outlook.com) or any
organizational account given to you by your work or
school. If you don’t already have an account, visit
www.microsoft.com/account to sign up for free.
● On the My Sways page that opens after you’ve
signed in, click or tap Create New to start creating
your first Sway.
 Understanding MS Sway
Getting Started

When opening Sway on the “Welcome to Sway” page you’re given three options:
● Create New - Here you can build your own Sway document from the ground up
● Start From a Topic - Here you can give Sway a topic and it will give you different content to start
with as an outline/template
● Start From a Document - Here you can import and open an existing document to begin working on

Storyline

You’re storyline is where you input and arrange your content. This is where the magic happens and you can make
your Sway document your own!!

Finishing Touches/Title

This is where you can review your document, make finishing touches, and add a short and sweet title that explains
what your Sway is about. When you’re done you can choose to play, share, or export your Sway in the document
form of your choice.
Using MS Sway in Instructional Settings (in the classroom)

● MS Sway can by used in the classroom

Example of Newsletter created using MS Sway
by teachers to create weekly newsletters
to keep parents informed of important
events.
● Students can use MS Sway for class
projects to create digital research
projects or even create their own blogs.
● MS Sway can make instructional content
interactive for the viewer/learner.
Important Things to Remember When Using MS Sway in the Classroom

● MS Sway is an alternative to digital

presentations and can be used in the
instructional setting for reports, storytelling,
presentations, and newsletters. You don’t have
to be limited in your creations.
● When sharing your Sway presentation
remember that how you chose to share may
impact how your viewers see your
presentations.
● MS Sway offers accessibility features so that
you can ensure that you and all viewers can get
a full and equal experience.
 Important Things to Remember When Using MS Sway in Instructional Settings

● MS Sway not only offers creative and

innovative ways to present course
material but also offers a way to refresh
your previously created powerpoint
presentations by converting PowerPoint
presentations into a new Sway.
● When sharing your Sway with learners
you are able to protect your Sway from
unintentional edits by password protecting
your Sway.

(Anderson, 2021)
 References
Anderson, B. (2021, September 8). How to password protect your Sway presentation. Thetraininglady. Retrieved October 8,

2023, from https://www.thetraininglady.com/password-protect-sway/

Anderson, B. (2021, June 28). How to convert PowerPoint to Microsoft Sway. Thetraininglady. Retrieved October 8, 2023, from

https://www.thetraininglady.com/convert-powerpoint-to-sway/

Microsoft. Microsoft Support. (n.d.).

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/getting-started-with-sway-2076c468-63f4-4a89-ae5f-

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