PowerPoint - is a presentation software package under Microsoft.

It was officially launched on May 22, 1990, as a part of the Microsoft Office suite.
Originally designed for the Macintosh Computer, the initial release was called "Presenter", and developed by Dennis Austin
and Thomas Rudkin.
In 1987, it was renamed to "PowerPoint" due to problems with trademarks, the idea for the name coming from Robert
Gaskins.
PowerPoint was officially launched on May 22, 1990, the same day that Microsoft released Windows 3.0.
PowerPoint presentations consist of a number of individual pages or "slides". The "slide" analogy is a reference to the slide
projector.
The Microsoft PowerPoint Interface

The Microsoft Office Button - located in the upper-left corner

is the Microsoft Office button. The menu used to create a
new file, open an existing file, save a file, and perform
many other tasks.
The Quick Access Toolbar - The Quick Access toolbar
provides you with access to commands you frequently
use. By default, Save, Undo, and Redo appear on the
Quick Access toolbar.
The Title Bar - The Title bar is located at the top in the
center of the PowerPoint window. It displays the name of
the presentation on which you are currently working.
Rulers - Rulers are vertical and horizontal guides that are
used to determine where you want to place an object.

The Ribbon - The ribbon is a graphical control element in

the form of a set of toolbars placed on several tabs, called
Ribbon tabs.
Ribbon Tabs - Each Ribbon Tab displays a Ribbon that
provides a set of Command/Tool Groups. Within each
group are related command buttons. You click buttons to
issue commands or to access menus and dialog boxes.
You may also find a dialog box launcher in the bottomright corner of a group. When you click the dialog box
launcher, a dialog box makes additional commands
available.

 Slides / Slide Pane - Are the area in the center of the

application window where you create and format your
slide content.
Placeholders - hold the objects in your slide. You can
use these to hold text, clip art, charts, and many more.
Notes Pane - Is an area to creates notes to yourself as
references when you give your presentations.
Status bar - displays the number of the slide that is
currently displayed, the total number of slides, and the
name of the design template in use or the name of the
background.
Outline tab - displays the text contained in your
presentation.
Slides tab - displays a thumbnail of all your slides.
View buttons - appear near the bottom of the screen. You
use the View buttons to change between Normal view,
Slider Sorter view, and the Slide Show view.
Normal View - Normal view splits your screen into
three major sections: the Outline and Slides tabs, the
Slide pane, and the Notes area.

Transitions - control how your presentation moves from

one slide to the next.
Print - PowerPoint provides you with many printing
options. You can print a large view of your slides or you
can print your slides as
handouts with 1, 2, 3, 4, 6,
or 9 slides per page. You can also print your Notes pages
or the Outline view of your slides.
Slide Master - allows you to easily make changes to all
slides or a specific slide layout. Slide Master acts as a
template for your entire presentation. Altering anything on
the Slide Master will change the formatting of all the slides
in

Slide Sorter - Slide Sorter view

shows thumbnails of all your slides.
In Slide Sorter view, you can easily
add, delete, or change their order of
your slides.
Slide Show - Use the Slide Show view when you
want to view your slides, as they will look in your
final presentation.
Zoom - allows you to zoom in and zoom out on the
window.
Theme - is a set of colors, fonts, and special effects.
Themes provide attractive backgrounds for your
PowerPoint slides.
Animation - It controls how objects move onto, off, and
around your slides.
4 Types of Animation in Powerpoint
1. Entrance
- determines the manner in which an
object appears on a slide; for example, an object can
move onto a slide.
2. Emphasis
- does something to draw attention to
an object; for example, the object can become larger.
3. Exit
- determines the manner in which an
object leaves a slide; for example, an object can
move off a slide.
4. Motion Paths - determines how an object moves
around a slide; for example, an object can move from
left to right.

your presentation.
Types of PowerPoint 2007 Slide Layouts

Slide Layout
Title Slide
Title and

Contains
Placeholders to enter a Title and Subtitle
Placeholders to enter a Title and either Text (i.e.

Content
Section
Header
Two Content
Comparison

bullet items) or Graphic Content (i.e. Charts,

Images)
Placeholders to enter a Title and Text for a
different area of the presentation
Placeholders to enter a Title and Two Content
Areas such as a Bullet List and a Chart
Similar to Two Content Layout but with place-

Title Only
Blank
Content With
Caption
Picture With
Caption

holders for Subtitles for each content area

Placeholder for Title only
A Slide layout without any placeholders
3 Placeholders Title, Subtitle, Text, and
Content
Placeholders for Graphic Content and Caption
text box