Microsoft PowerPoint is a presentation program that allows users to create electronic slide shows. It was created by Robert Gaskins and Dennis Austin at a software company named Forethought, Inc. and was initially released on April 20, 1987, for Macintosh computers only. Microsoft acquired PowerPoint for Windows and released it on May 22, 1990. Some basic tasks for creating a PowerPoint presentation include:
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Choosing a theme: A theme is a slide design that contains matching colors, fonts, and special effects like shadows, reflections, and more. When you open PowerPoint, you’ll see some built-in themes and templates. On the File tab of the Ribbon, select New, and then choose a theme.
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Inserting a new slide: On the Home tab, click the bottom half of New Slide, and pick a slide layout.
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Saving your presentation: On the File tab, choose Save. Pick or browse to a folder. In the File name box, type a name for your presentation, and then save it.
PowerPoint allows users to add text, images, art, and videos, select a professional design with PowerPoint Designer, add transitions, animations, and cinematic motion, and save to OneDrive to access presentations from a computer, tablet, or phone. It is a powerful, easy-to-use presentation graphics software program that allows users to create professional-looking electronic slide shows.
