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Sway is a presentation program within the Microsoft Office suite of products. Sway \u2014 which allows users with a Microsoft account to combine media with text to make presentations and websites \u2014 was released by Microsoft in August 2015. In April 2017, Sway\u2019s designers released some exciting updates. Here\u2019s what you need to know to take full advantage of them.<\/p>\n
1. Audio Recording<\/strong><\/p>\n According to the Sway team, the ability for users to add audio to their Sways was the number one request for updating. Sway now offers the ability for you to record your voice directly within the app. This will makes Sways more engaging as well as interactive.<\/p>\n 2. Navigation View<\/strong><\/p>\n This change was the result of requests for users to be able to navigate to different sections of their Sway. With Navigation view, you just tap or click the Navigation icon to bring up navigation view as the Sway moves to the background. From there, you can jump around among the different sections of your Sway or look at content instantly.<\/p>\n 3. Closed Caption<\/strong><\/p>\n Accessibility isn\u2019t just a business buzzword. It\u2019s the way of the future that is inclusive and welcoming to everyone. Microsoft continues to lead the industry when it comes to empowerment, and this Sway update that includes closed captioning is no exception. You can easily associate audio files, video files or audio recordings with closed caption data.<\/p>\n Best of all, Microsoft makes adding closed captions to your Sway simple. First, upload, record or otherwise add new video or audio content to your Sway. Then, use the Details button to expand the card. Click \u201cadd closed caption\u201d at the bottom of the card before selecting the closed caption file and designating the appropriate language. When another person is viewing your Sway, they can quickly turn the closed captioning off or on as well as change the language they\u2019d like to use.<\/p>\n 4. View Count<\/strong><\/p>\n Knowing just how engaged the audience is with your Sways is vital in the creation of more presentations. This update of Sway now includes a view content, which went into effect on March 13, 2017. From this date onward, you should see a number on the Sway that tells you how many people have viewed it. If you see \u201cno data\u201d instead of a number, though, this means that no one has seen your Sway since the above date.<\/p>\n 5. Autoplay<\/strong><\/p>\n The Sway team heard lots of requests from Sway users regarding the addition of a feature that would allow them to automatically play a Sway on a continuous loop for items such as billboards. They announced that for those whose have an Office 365 subscription, the option to choose autoplay is now live as of this update.<\/p>\n If you have a Sway that you want to loop and play automatically, only go to the continuously \u2026 menu to navigate to Settings. From there, you can turn autoplay on. You can also autoplay any Sway by going to the Setting gear and clicking it. Once the Autoplay settings box pops up, press Start then sits back and enjoy the Sway.<\/p>\n We at {company} feel like it\u2019s part of our job to keep you informed about the latest happenings in the tech and information world. We are always happy to help you navigate that continuously changing the world. Contact us via {email} or by {phone} and tell us how we can help!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Microsoft\u2019s Sway just got a whole lot better with their latest round of updates. Sway is a presentation program within the Microsoft Office suite of products. Sway \u2014 which allows users with a Microsoft account to combine media with text to make presentations and websites \u2014 was released by Microsoft in August 2015. In April…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":156978,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-156977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n