By: Ryan Johnson

Sway

Sway is a digital storytelling application. Create and share interactive reports, presentations, personal stories, newsletters, vacation memories, school and work projects, and more. Sway uses a card metaphor to present a sequence of information, which may contain text, images, and other media, such as audio clips and movies. Sway is good for Web-like presentations that rely more on images and style. Sway is especially good at augmenting your own creativity as it provides many pre-designed backgrounds and images, and it will take your content into account and make suggestions for other content to add.

To learn more about how to use Sway, please check out the Sway Learning Path offered by IT Learning and Development.

PowerPoint

PowerPoint is a presentation application. The software allows users to create anything from basic slide shows to complex presentations. The presentations are comprised of slides, which may contain text, images, and other media, such as audio clips and movies. Sound effects and animated transitions can also be included to add extra appeal to the presentation. PowerPoint editing tools provide a more precise level of customization than currently exists in Sway.