Hello all. Today I would like to introduce to you about Genially
a very special tool for creating presentation slides, infographics, learning games, puzzle games, animation videos...
and the most outstanding feature of Genially compared to other applications of the same type
is creating interactive presentations that make the viewer feel engaged with the content.
For example, you can click on objects on a slide to pop up information boxes, hover over to see annotations
navigate between summary and content slides, guide and process panels, create informational and process guides,
create animated infographics or images,
Genially allows you to embed additional links or videos
when clicking on the interactive points, you can immediately watch the video.
You can also embed web pages such as Google maps in 3D
directly in the slide you are presenting without having to open another browser window.
You can even design interactive games or quizzes to complement your presentation, or make presentation videos.
Genially's design tools will make your product look like a professional web interface.
It can be said that the eye-catching and highly interactive features make Genially popular and used by many schools and businesses.
Regarding the account policy, Genially has a free account and a variety of upgrade packages
The limitations of package are quite complicated,
I can summarize some important limitations of the free account
such as having the Genially logo, not being able to set privacy
can not import PowerPoint file into Genially
can be viewed online, but not downloaded in pdf or web format for offline viewing, limited to some special template
Edu package for Edcation and package for Business is not much different
in which the price for students is the most reasonable price
Let's try with a free account first.
This is the homepage of Genially
you click "register" to "create an account",
sign-up by your gmail, social network accounts or enter your own email
For example, I use gmail to register
then we will answer a few questions only to optimize your experience, but that's okay. .
Just like that, the account creation is completed.
This is your home page in Genially
Click "Create new design"
here are some suggestions of what you can do with Genially such as: presentation slides, infographics,
games, quizzes, animated images, video presentations, tutorials, training materials....
…or other categories such as cv resumes, cards, media posts etc…
or you can also start from a blank page and manually set the size of the design according to your purpose
If you have more than one options such as making presentation slides with interactive images or games,
there is no need to be too confused, just choose any genre and we will change or combine it later.
In each category, there will be many templates available for your reference, inspiration
click the plus sign to see all the slides in the template as well as the interactive effects that have been created
if you do not know where the interactive effects of the slide to click,
so click here to see the mouse click position indicator.
Click on the 3 dots to see the total number of slides,
see an overview of the slides
share sample link or view in full screen mode
Depending on the template, there will be more options for available color schemes to change
You can also choose to use the existing template,
add slides individually or get all the existing slides and then click Add.
This is your editor and design interface
We are in the Pages tab: to manage created pages,
view all pages in overview or list.
You can click add new page,
to add more pages from a selected template,
from templates you've made,
or insert pages from any other template
There may be a notification about the background synchronization.
Then in the Background tab, you will see that there are 2 custom
Canvas as the inner background frame,
and the Base as the large outer background frame
You can fill in a plain background color, use a wallpaper uploaded from your computer,
nsert an image from a link, search for an image from Genially's library,
or use keywords to search from Pixabay's stock of images
All of the elements is already available on the template
such as images, audio, video, interactive elements can all be edited or deleted as you like
Now I will talk about each tool one by one
First of all, creates text,
choose according to the classification or some suggested letter combinations.
Type content into the text box, you can Cut, copy, delete, move the position of the text box on the page
change the position of the text layer to the front or back, align the position on the page
adjust the transparency, text color and formatting, line, paragraph and text spacing, or remove all formatting.
It should be noted about the font issue, Genially's font is currently limited and some Fonts will have Font errors when typing Vietnamese
If you have an upgraded account, you can import more fonts to use
If not, you can temporarily fix it by creating a text box in Word or PowerPoint and then saving it as an image to insert here to avoid the Font error.
With the image element, you can upload image files from your computer
insert image links, get images from the cloud, find images from the Giphy's library or from the Pixabay
You can also choose images available in the Genially library,
especially all background of these images have been removed
which is very easy to use for your slides.
The inserted image, in addition to some customizations similar to the previous text box format, can add a frame border, crop a part of the image
Next is a compilation of other graphic elements such as icons,
shapes, lines, arrows, illustrations, maps , silhouette...
some of them can be allowed to change the color
Especially the Charts and Graphs section.
Each Chart type you choose comes with a data table and settings.
Just enter or copy the data and paste it here, the chart or graph will be automatically redrawn
you can also change the type of graph/chart, choose the color scheme
turn on/off the legend
turn on/off the tooltips when interactive
which means that if turned on, in presenting mode,
when hovering over each part of the chart, it will display the data of that part
set the unit of the prefix or suffix of the data,
turn on/off the entrance effect of graph/chart
In addition, in the Smart blocks section,
you can use some pre-designed charts, graphs, data tables or information diagrams
as well as image and content layouts
Other multimedia elements that can be inserted into Genially are: audio
embed from the link of some supported music platforms
then in slideshow mode, the music player will display directly on the slide
rather than opening the link is moved to a new browser window.
You can also record directly on your device,
then listen to it again, trim the excess,
set autoplay when you open this page, turn on auto
turn on auto repeat, hide the music player,
use recordings as background audio
You can also set the background music to play throughout the slide here from the link in the appropriate format
Options for uploading custom audio files from your computer are only available with the upgrade account
With the video element, too, you can get video links from YouTube or Vimeo or from cloud storage
the inserted video will also be viewable directly on the slide, without being transferred to a new browser window.
For inserted videos, you can set to enable autoplay,
auto repeat, mute, hide the control bar or customize the start and end time
Especially, Genially also allows embedding social networking sites and other websites directly with links or website source code.
For example, in the supported options here, I want to directly embed a Google Forms survey page in this slide
then in the Google Forms Sharing section, I choose to copy the source code of this Google Forms
then paste and Insert into Genially,
Immediately I will have the Google Forms interface embedded in my slide like that,
can interact right on the slide without having to move to another web browser window
I just talked about all the multimedia elements that can be inserted into Genially from images, audio, videos, web pages...
Most of these elements when you click on them, you will see that you can set the Animation
There are 4 groups of Animation effects: Entrance, Continious, Exit
and an special effect group that cannot be created with application like PowerPoint, which is Hover Mouse
that means the effect only occurs when the mouse pointer moves over the object.
Some effects also allow changes in direction, duration, speed
You can copy all effects created from one object to another, or delete all effects.
Besides effects, objects on Genially's slides can enable drag-and-drop interaction
When turned on, while in presenting mode, you can manipulate to drag and drop objects on the slide as you like
if it's not enabled before, it will not be able to move during the presenting mode
This feature will be extremely useful when you want to create activity slides with puzzles, games
to interact with viewers such as puzzle pieces, find pairs, etc.
Finally, the feature to create interactions for objects on Genially
There are 4 types of interactions that can be created.
These two types are additional text box interactions,
the only difference is that the first type- Tooltips will display a text box when hovering over the object
the second type of interaction-Windows
uses when you have more information, when Clicking on the object will bring up an information window.
So the main difference is in the mouse movement,
one is when moving the mouse over the object, the other is clicking on the object with more content
Both will have the same information editor,
in addition to the usual text formats, you can insert emoji , links, images, videos, tables, web source code
With the Tooltips type you can preview how the result will look like
As for the Windows type, you should name and indicate the message window so that viewers can click here to see more of this information.
You can also resize the window to be large or small depending on the amount of information
The third type of interaction is the hyperlink to another slide in this design
The fourth type of interaction is to insert a link to open a web page in a new Tab or replace the current Tab
Beside adding interactive option to textboxes or images
you can also choose "Interactive Elements" to get icons and buttons from Genially's built-in collection to use right away
If you want to create a hidden interactive area, drag it to the slide, adjust the size.
This hidden interactive area means that it is not attached to any icon or image
when in presenting mode, when you hover over the interactive area,
you will see the mouse pointer turn into a hand symbol, then you will know that you can click to interact with it
Otherwise, the two symbols here during the presenting
are the option to turn on the mode indicating which positions in the slide contain interactions,
which objects in the slide can be moved.
The tools in the horizontal row below are: add, delete pages, zoom in and out, move between pages.
Some more setting here: to resize the design background, this adjustment will apply to all slides
Next is to select slide navigation mode
In the standard way, there will be arrow buttons pointing forward and backward between slides,
which will be suitable for most designs such as presentation slides
This next option is when you want to create an interactive image or a tutorial with only 1 slide
or game and puzzle slides without having the arrows move back and forth by default.
Then all transitions between slides will be done with "Interactive Elements" according to your design intentions.
The last option will be suitable when you want to create a video animation
then set the duration to automatically switch between slides or auto repeat mode
The Transition tab is for customizing effects when transitioning between pages,
these effects are grouped according to the direction of horizontal, vertical, or center motion.
After the design is complete, you can click View to preview each page, then click All Set to complete
Set public or private mode, free accounts currently cannot set private mode or password to view
Turn on/off: allow others to reuse your template
Show this designs on your social profile
give name and description of design
Turn on stats tracking and analyze your design views are only available on upgraded account
Then click Confirm to done
Now you can click to present your design immediately while connecting to the projector
or giving an online presentation in full screen.
Genially has 2 sharing modes, this is a share to invite collaboration,
that is, you will type the emails of the people you want to invite to design this presentation with you, for example.
And the sharing mode here is sharing only to view
ia link, via website embed code, via email, social networks or classes and groups on Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams.
You will have questions that Is it possible to download the Genially design to your computer
the answer is yes if you have an upgraded account
the downloadable format is image or pdf
if you want to keep all interactions and effects, download the web format
That way, you won't need a network connection to see it offline
If you have only free account, you'll need an internet connection to live presenting Genially, unable to download
Some other options you may need to pay attention to
are toggling the option to allow others to share your designs
tthe option to automatically resize to fit the user's device when viewing in full screen
with the feature enabled. buttons to view interactive and drag-and-drop position indicators
toggles the option of name and titles for interactive objects
allowing drawing on slides
(ie during the slide show, you will be able to select the pen, choose the color, line thickness to draw and mark on the slide)
and finally choose style of the interactive text box: black or white
The Designer Mode tool panel is also quite useful if you want to manage objects by layers
or resize them precisely with parameters
All designs you've ever created will be saved in Creations
home page and also has quick access buttons or basic management
The Template and Inspiration sections will be where you look for inspiration when you have no design ideas
Surely you will be very interested in the innovative and creative ideas as well as the good taste of community members in Genially.
So I have guided you in very detail about all the features and how to use Genially
Get started with a free account and try to create beautiful, professional designs as well as highly interactive and engaged contents
Goodbye, see you again