Microsoft Sway是一款反映我们在互联网和移动计算时代与信息交互方式的应用程序。虽然Microsoft Word的构建侧重于投影仪屏幕上的纸质文档和PowerPoint ，但(PowerPoint)Sway的信息共享方式类似于网页或数字故事。微软(Microsoft)希望Sway能够在数字出版中复制Word在桌面出版和(publishing and PowerPoint)商业演示文稿中的 PowerPoint 的成功。让我们看看Sway可以做什么，以便您决定尝试一下是否有意义：
什么是 Microsoft Sway？
Microsoft Sway最初于 2015 年8 月 5(August 5)日作为通用应用程序推出。今天，您可以在 Microsoft Store(Sway app in the Microsoft Store)或在线访问sway.office.com访问 Sway 应用程序。只需一个Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft Account)即可开始使用。使用应用程序或访问在线服务的体验几乎相同。
在应用程序中创建的内容可以立即在线获得，反之亦然。事实上，如果没有Internet 连接(internet connection)，Sway 应用程序(Sway app)就无法启动。
Sway创建的文档称为Sway(Sways)。创建至少一个文档后，Sway会显示一个名为My(My Sways) Sway 的区域。
Sway旨在帮助您创建在其中分享想法、概念或报告的数字故事。
微软(Microsoft)过去曾尝试提供像FrontPage这样的网页编辑软件。这些工具很复杂，它们反映了当时网页编辑的费力性质。借助Sway，Microsoft希望引入简单直观的编辑功能，可以为每个用户产生令人惊叹的结果，而无需技术或设计知识(design knowledge)。
例如，与您的亲戚分享您的暑假(summer vacation)，或为您的同事快速演示，或为您的祖母创建一个漂亮的Windows 教程(Windows tutorial)。🙂
Sway比(Sway)PowerPoint更面向屏幕，可以通过电子邮件、消息传递应用程序或社交媒体轻松共享，并带有指向sway.office.com的链接。您还可以导出您创建的Sway 文档(Sway document)的代码并将其嵌入网站。Sway故事非常适合与其他人在线分享。
Sway 与 Word 和 PowerPoint 相比(Sway versus Word and PowerPoint)，最显着的特点是能够响应呈现它的数字屏幕。技术术语是响应式设计，它默认嵌入在您创建的每个Sway中。(Sway)这意味着您可以在社交媒体上分享您的Sway，人们可以在任何设备（如智能手机、平板电脑、台式机或笔记本电脑）上显示它。
Sway是一款易于使用的应用程序。创建自己的数字故事是一个快速的过程。另一方面，微软(Microsoft)以牺牲细节为代价简化了编辑过程。您创建的故事渲染得非常漂亮，但缺乏精细控制。例如，在对标题的外观进行精细修饰时，Sway是有限的。(Sway)
如何在Microsoft Sway中编辑故事(Microsoft Sway)
创建Sway 演示文稿(Sway presentation)的整个编辑过程(editing process)非常简单。该应用程序本身处理演示文稿外观的样式和细节。您需要做的就是添加内容。当您打开Sway时，您将进入Storyline编辑器。在此编辑器中，您创建的任何Sway都以叙述为中心，分为多个部分，而这些部分又分为卡片。
这些卡片也可以是不同的类型，这取决于它们所持有的内容。例如，您可以添加文本卡（包含部分标题、描述文本(description text)或任何其他类型的文本）和媒体卡（可以包含图像、视频、推文或其他类型的媒体）。
向您的故事添加内容很简单，即使它可能有点限制。Sway不是创建内容本身，而是更专注于嵌入内容。当您按下右上角的“插入”按钮时， (Insert)Sway会显示搜索内容的建议。
在我们的示例中，我们按下第一个选项“数字素养”。("Digital literacy.") Sway在右侧面板中引入来自 Internet 的内容建议，您可以将其拖放到Sway中。
要更改数字故事的所有内容的外观，您可以为Sway选择不同的主题，具体取决于您喜欢的内容以及符合您故事的想法或概念(idea or concept)的内容。为此，请按左上角的设计选项。(Design)Sway会在右侧打开一个面板，为您提供快速重新设计Sway的选项。
如何共享 Sway？
当您的Sway全部完成并准备好走向世界时，您可以在本地运行它或使用sway.office.com的链接在线与其他人共享它。
在右上角，按“共享(Share)”按钮，会弹出一个面板，您可以在其中选择共享选项。
我在哪里可以获得 Microsoft Sway？
微软(Microsoft)最初将Sway作为通用应用程序推出，后来又添加了适用于 iPhone 和 iPad 的 iOS 版本。微软(Microsoft)现在的策略似乎是将Sway推向一种可以通过任何网络浏览器作为服务访问的在线体验。iOS 应用本月（2018 年 12 月(December 2018)）停用，微软(Microsoft)建议 iOS 用户过渡到sway.office.com。在Windows 10中，您可以访问同一网站，也可以从 Microsoft Store 下载 Sway(Sway from Microsoft Store)。
你试过摇摆吗？
Sway是一款有用的应用程序，任何人都可以在几分钟内轻松创建数字故事。它有点类似于PowerPoint，但它更侧重于故事中的叙述，而不是细节。您可以称其为网络演示工具(presentation tool)。你(Did)试过摇摆(Sway)吗？你喜欢吗？使用下面的评论表与我们分享您的反馈。(Share)
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What is Microsoft Sway?
Microsoft Sway was initially launched as a universal app on August 5, 2015. Today you can access the Sway app in the Microsoft Store, or online at sway.office.com. All you need to get started is a Microsoft Account. The experience of using the app or accessing the online service is almost identical.
The content created in the app becomes instantly available online, and the reverse is true. In fact, without an internet connection, the Sway app does not start.
The documents created by Sway are called Sways. Once you have created at least one document, Sway displays an area called My Sways.
Sway is designed to help you create digital stories in which you share ideas, concepts, or reports.
Microsoft has made attempts in the past to provide web page editing software like FrontPage. The tools were complicated, and they reflected the laborious nature of web page editing at the time. With Sway, Microsoft wants to introduce easy and intuitive editing that can produce stunning results for every user, without requiring technical or design knowledge.
Like, for instance, share your summer vacation with your relatives, or make a quick presentation for your co-workers, or create a nice looking Windows tutorial for your grandmother. 🙂
Being more screen-oriented than PowerPoint, Sway can be shared easily via email, messaging apps or social media, with a link to sway.office.com. You can also export the code for the Sway document you create and embed it on a website. Sway stories are great for sharing online with other people.
The most striking feature of Sway versus Word and PowerPoint is the ability to respond to the digital screen on which it is rendered. The technical term is responsive design, and it is embedded by default in every Sway you create. It means that you can share your Sway on social media and people can display it on any device like smartphones, tablets, desktops or laptops.
Sway is an app that is easy to use. Creating your own digital story is a fast process. On the other hand, Microsoft simplified the editing process at the expense of details. The stories you create are quite beautifully rendered, but they lack granular control. Sway is limited when it comes to making fine touches to what a heading looks like, for example.
How to edit a story in Microsoft Sway
The whole editing process for creating a Sway presentation is straightforward. The app itself handles the style and the details of how your presentation looks. All you need to do is add content. When you open a Sway, you get into a Storyline editor. In this editor, any Sway you create is centered around a narrative divided into sections which, in turn, are divided into cards.
The cards can also be of different types, depending on the content they hold. For instance, you can add text cards (which hold section titles, description text or any other kind of text) and media cards (which can hold images, videos, tweets or other types of media).
Adding content to your story is simple, even if maybe it's a bit limiting. Instead of creating the content itself, Sway is focused more on embedding content. When you press the Insert button on the top-right corner, Sway displays suggestions to search for content.
In our example, we press the first option, "Digital literacy." Sway brings in content suggestions from the internet, in a panel on the right side, that you can drag and drop in your Sway.
To change the looks of all the content of your digital story, you can select different themes for your Sway, depending on what pleases your eye and what meets your story's idea or concept. To do this, you press the Design option in the top-left corner. Sway opens a panel on the right that gives you options to quickly redesign your Sway.
How to share a Sway?
When your Sway is all done and ready to go out in the world, you can either run it locally or share it with other people online using a link to sway.office.com.
In the top-right corner, press the Share button, and a panel pops up where you can choose your sharing option.
Where can I get Microsoft Sway?
Microsoft initially launched Sway as a universal app, and later it added an iOS version that worked on iPhones and iPads. The strategy now from Microsoft seems to be to push Sway towards an online experience that can be accessed as a service through any web browser. The iOS app is retired this month (December 2018), and Microsoft suggested that iOS users transition to sway.office.com. In Windows 10, you can access the same website, or you can download Sway from Microsoft Store.
Did you try Sway?
Sway is a useful app that makes it easy for anyone to create digital stories in just a few minutes. It somewhat resembles PowerPoint, but it focuses more on the narrative in your story rather than on the fine details. You could call it a web presentation tool. Did you try Sway? How do you like it? Share your feedback with us, using the comments form below.
