Presenting and infographic tools

The ability to deliver compelling presentations is increasingly important. Which tool you use to create, share and present your work may depend on a range of factors:

individual or group work — different tools offer collaborative functionality
basic or advanced functions — if you wish to incorporate complex data visualisations, or include special effects you may require a more advanced presentation tool
availability of training — the availability of in-person training and online help varies between presentation tools.

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Presentation tools

Tool	Useful features or limitations	In-person training	Online training	Cost
Google Slides	Google Slides is a free, web-based presentation tool that requires a Google Account to use. To access Google Slides without an internet connection you need to use the Google Chrome browser and install Google Docs offline Chrome extension. Slides offers a small range of templates. You can easily edit text as well as insert images, diagrams, videos, and shapes. You can export your files into a range of file formats, including PowerPoint (.pptx).	No	Google Slides Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning, 1h4m)
Microsoft PowerPoint	Microsoft PowerPoint is the standard presentation tool used in many workplaces and offers a large range of templates. With a Microsoft Account and OneDrive, you can save and share presentations easily. You can download Microsoft PowerPoint on your computer, or use online or via a mobile app. Note: OneDrive, Microsoft’s cloud storage solution, allows you to work backup your documents and work collaboratively with others. OneDrive is not included as part of UQ’s Office 365 package. We recommend you get a free personal Microsoft Account to get OneDrive	Yes	PowerPoint Essential Training (Office 365) (LinkedIn Learning, 2h19m) PowerPoint Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning, 3h1m)	Free for UQ staff & students
Impress (LibreOffice)	Impress (LibreOffice) is free, desktop presentation software you can download to your computer. Impress has a relatively small number of templates and limited collaborative functionality.	No	Limited online training. LibreOffice 5.3 New Features: Impress (YouTube, 44s)
Prezi	Prezi is a web-based presentation tool that offers a tiered membership model. The basic membership type offers unlimited presentations but is limited in other respects. For instance, the Basic model does not offer presenter notes or offline access.	No	Prezi Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning, 2h42m)

Infographic tools

Tools	Useful features or limitations	In-person training	Online training	Cost
Canva	Canva is a web-based design tool with free plans available. It allows you to easily create slides, infographics and other visual components for your presentations. You can easily add your colleagues to your projects and collaborate.	No	Yes (see Canva Tutorials)
Graphpad Prism	Graphpad Prism is a biostatistics, curve fitting (nonlinear regression) and scientific graphing tool. Easily organize, analyze and graph repeated experiments; pick appropriate statistical tests and interpret the results.	No	GraphPad resources	Free for UQ staff & students
Piktochart	Piktochart is a web-based tool you can use to create infographics and visualising data and includes a range of a range of templates for you to use. The free version allows you to download your infographic in PNG format.	No	Piktochart Tutorial: A Simple Guide to Piktochart for Beginners (YouTube, 5m11s)
Venngage	Venngage is a web-based tool for creating a range of data visualisations, including infographics, posters and reports, to share or download. The basic version of Venngage is limited in terms of templates, collaborative functionality, and support.	No	How to Create an Infographic with Venngage (YouTube, 5m6s) Venngage Help Center

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Free tools are completely free to use with all features.

Freeware tools include basic functionality for free. Additional features may need to be paid for.

Open source tools are developed in a collaborative manner and can be used, modified or shared openly. This software can be used for free and often includes a lot of support documentation.

Paid tools can only be used after purchasing, and agreeing to, a product licence.