Microsoft

PowerPoint

is a slide show presentation

program currently developed
by Microsoft. PowerPoint
initially named "Presenter", was
created by Forethought Inc.. Microsoft's version of PowerPoint was officially launched on May
22, 1990, as a part of the Microsoft Office suite. PowerPoint is useful for helping develop the
slide-based presentation format, and is currently one of the most commonly used presentation
programs available.

History
Originally designed for the Macintosh computer, the initial release was called "Presenter",
developed by Thomas Rudkin and Dennis Austin [3] of Forethought, Inc.[4] In 1987, it was
renamed to "PowerPoint" due to problems with trademarks, the idea for the name coming from
Robert Gaskins.[5] In August of the same year, Forethought was bought by Microsoft for $14
million ($29.2 million in present-day terms [6]), and became Microsoft's Graphics Business Unit,
which continued to develop the software further. Microsoft's version of PowerPoint was
officially launched on May 22, 1990, the same day that Microsoft released Windows 3.0.

PowerPoint introduced many new changes with the release of PowerPoint 97. It incorporated
the Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) language, underlying all macro generation in Office 97.

PowerPoint 2000 (and the rest of the Office 2000 suite) introduced a clipboard that could hold
multiple objects at once, and the Office Assistant was made less intrusive.[7]

PowerPoint 2002 massively overhauled the animation engine, allowing users to create more
advanced and custom animations.[8]

PowerPoint 2011 makes it possible to remove image backgrounds, and provides additional
special effects for pictures, such as 'Pencil effects'.
As of 2012, various versions of PowerPoint claim ~95% of the presentation software market
share, with installations on at least 1 billion computers. Among presenters world-wide, this
program is used at an estimated frequency of 350 times per second.[9]

OPERATION
PowerPoint presentations consist of a number of individual pages or "slides". The "slide"
analogy is a reference to the slide projector. Slides may contain text, graphics, sound, movies,
and other objects, which may be arranged freely. The presentation can be printed, displayed live
on a computer, or navigated through at the command of the presenter. For larger audiences the
computer display is often a video projector. Slides can also form the basis of webcasts.
PowerPoint provides three types of movements:

1. Entrance, emphasis, and exit of

elements on a slide itself are
controlled by what PowerPoint
calls Custom Animations.

2. Transitions, on the other hand, are movements between slides. These can be animated in a
variety of ways.
 3. Custom animation can be used to create small story boards by animating pictures to enter,
exit or move.
PowerPoint provides numerous features that offer flexibility and the ability to create a
professional presentation. One of the features provides the ability to create a presentation that
includes music which plays throughout the entire presentation or sound effects for particular
slides. In addition to the ability to add sound files, the presentation can be designed to run, like a
movie, on its own. PowerPoint allows the user to record the slide show with narration and a
pointer. The user may customize slide shows to show the slides in a different order than
originally designed and to have slides appear multiple times. Microsoft also offers the ability to
broadcast the presentation to specific users via a link and Windows Live.

HOW TO MAKE A PRESENTATION

1. Open PowerPoint. You will see a blank screen with two boxes in the middle of the
screen. One of the boxes says "Click to add title," the other says "Click to add subtitle."

2. On the tab at the upper left side of your screen, hit the "File" tab.
3. On the vertical toolbar to the left, hit the "New" tab.

4. If you wish to use a template, click on the "Sample templates" box.

A template is a slideshow with a preloaded background that is designed for
specific presentations, such as an itinerary or a status report.

5. Click on the template you want to use, depending on the purpose of your
presentation.
If you don't find the kind of template you need for your presentation, it's probably
best to choose a theme.
6. If you wish to use a theme, click on the "Themes" box in the "New" tab.
A theme is a slideshow with a preloaded background that can be used for general
presentations.

7. Click on the specific template or theme you want to work with from the list of
choices.

8. Once your theme is loaded, click on the "Click to add title" and "Click to add
subtitle" boxes and add the title and subtitle (if necessary) of your own presentation .
9. After deciding on a title, click on the "New Slide" button in the "Slides" tab up top.
You can also create a new slide with the shortcut (Ctrl + M).

10. Continue adding information and pictures as you see fit. In PowerPoint, however, less
is often more.

11. Once you are finished with your PowerPoint presentation, go to "File > Save As"
and save your file so that you can retrieve it later.
 12. When you want to view your presentation as a series of slides, click on the "Slide
Show" tab and then click on "From Beginning" top left.
To filter through your slides, click the left and right arrows on your keypad to go
back and forward, respectively.

How to Add Transitions to PowerPoint

Microsoft PowerPoint is a software program that allows users to create digital presentations
using slides. The user fills as many slides as desired with text, images and audio. Once finished,
the slides are transformed into a slideshow that flows from 1 slide to the next unassisted. One of
the program options available when creating a slideshow is the addition of slide transitions. Slide
transitions fit in the gaps between each slide and often result in smoother, more interesting
presentations. Use these steps for various ways to create PowerPoint slide transitions.
 1. Launch Microsoft's PowerPoint application.

2. Create your presentation.

Go through the process of building your PowerPoint slideshow before you begin
adding transitions.

3. Change your document to "Slide Sorter View."

Click the button with 4 small squares on the left-hand side of the program. This
produces a thumbnail display of all your slides in order.

4. Determine between which slides you would like a

transition effect.
 Choose to place transitions between 1, 2 or all your slides.

5. View the different transition effects.

Go to "Slide Show" on the top menu and select "Slide Transitions" to survey your
options.
Notice the substantial number of transitions available. The list begins with "Blinds
Horizontal" and end with "Wipe Up." Between the 2 are at least 50 other choices,
each with its own effect.
Click 1 of the transitions to view a quick example of what that transition looks
like.

6. Add a transition.

Click on the thumbnail of a slide you would like to transition into. A black box should
form around the slide to indicate it is selected.
Select the "Slide Show" tab and then "Slide Transitions" to return to the transition effects
screen.
Choose 1 of the transitions from the dropdown menu.
Pick a speed at which you would like the transition to move. Your choices are slow,
medium and fast.
Click "Apply."
Look for the small icon beneath the slide you added a transition onto. It looks like a slide
with a right-pointing arrow over it.
 7. Add the same transition to multiple slides.

Click 1 of the slides you are adding a transition to, then hold down the "Shift" key and
select the other slides you would like the transition added to with your mouse.
Repeat the process of choosing a slide transition from the menu and clicking "Apply."

8. Attach the same transition to every single slide.

Choose 1 slide, go to the transition effects screen, select a transition and speed, and then
select "Apply to all" at the bottom instead of "Apply." When you look at your slide
thumbnails, there should be a small icon beneath every one of them.

9. Set sound to the transitions.

Select a slide and return to the transition effects screen. Locate the "Sound" section and
click the dropdown menu to view the various audio choices. Choose 1 and it will be
 added to your existing visual transition. You can add the sound transition to every slide
the same way you add transitions to every slide.

10. Establish transition timing.

11. Click a slide and go back to the slide transition screen.

Look for the "Advance slide" section. Choose between "On mouse click" or
"Automatically after every ____ seconds." The default choice is "On mouse click," which
means that your first slide will not advance to the next slide until you click the mouse.
Select the automatic choice and enter a time for the slide to transition to the next. This
can be set for the same time for every slide or different times for different slides.

How to Add Animation Effects in

Microsoft PowerPoint
Animations can be used in PowerPoint to create a more interesting and dynamic PowerPoint
effect. If you're lucky, animations will keep your audience more engaged!
 1. Click on the image or the text you would like
to animate. To select a whole text box, click on the border of the text box. It will automatically
send in the text by paragraphs unless you highlight all the text in the box, in which case it all
comes in at the same time.

2. Go to the "Animations" tab. In the

2007 and 2010 versions of PowerPoint, this tab is located at the top of the page, next to
"Transitions". You can either open the "Animation pane" in 2010, or use the drop down list. In
2007, use "Custom animation".

3. Select the animation you would like. There are entrances,

exits, emphasis, and paths.

4. Specify whether you want your animation to start "On

mouse click", "After previous" or "With previous".
 5. Preview the effect by either going to slideshow mode. Click
"preview", "play" or the F5 key on your keyboard. It's now ready to go, or you can add as many
more as you'd like to your PowerPoint presentation.

How to Put a Video on PowerPoint

Videos can help make your presentations looks more professional, and can liven up a dull report.
They can also add a lot of content that you otherwise wouldn't be able to share. You can add
videos from your computer and from the internet.

1. Open Microsoft Office PowerPoint. Go to your presentation and create a new slide
by clicking "New Slide."
You can place a video in any slide, but it is generally easier to learn in blank slide.
2. Click on "Insert" from the top banner. It is near "Home," "Design," "Transitions."
etc. up on the top of the screen. This is your menu bar, and clicking "Insert" will bring
up all of the possible objects you could add to the slide.[1]
In older versions of PowerPoint this will not bring up a menu, but a drop-down list.
Search for "Video," or "Media Selection" to continue.
3. Click on "Video" in the "Media" section. This brings up your options as a drop-
down menu. You will be offered either an "Online Video" or a "Video from my PC."
Online Videos can be pulled from sites like YouTube or Vimeo. However, these videos
will only work if your computer is hooked up to the internet whenever you show the
presentation. If you aren't sure you'll have WiFi later, you could be without a video.
Video on my PC takes a video you have already saved to your computer. If you save the
PowerPoint on another hard drive (like a USB), you need to be sure you transfer a copy
 of the video to the drive as well. Once you have clicked the "Video" tool and selected
"Online Video", there opens a smaller window that gives three options

4. Input the URL of the video you want if you're using Online Video. There are three
methods for adding videos from the internet:
Personal drive: You have the video on a cloud drive, like Dropbox or Google Drive.
YouTube: you use the YouTube address, or URL.
Embed Code: Click on the "Share" button on the video page, then copy and paste the
"Embed" code for the video.[2]
5. Find your video file and insert it if taking it off your PC. Locate your video that is
in your PC from the small window that will open up. Select the video to place it in the
presentation.
Again, if you plan on moving the presentation, like using a USB drive to carry
it or move it, make sure you copy and paste the video you attached into the
USB as well. PowerPoint needs to find the video to play it, and if you're on
another computer that doesn't have the video you inserted, there will be no
video for PowerPoint to play.[3]

How to Convert Word to PowerPoint

PowerPoint is a great way to merge text and images for presentations, allowing you to control the
flow of information while adding highlights, pictures, and graphs. With a few formatting
changes, you can actually save yourself the hassle of retyping everything and convert your Word
documents right to PowerPoint.

1. Open your document using Microsoft Word. Start Word and open the document by
clicking "File" "Open." Any document can be converted into a PowerPoint. Know that
you will need to copy and paste in pictures by hand.
2. Separate each "slide" with titles. In order for PowerPoint to know where to divide up
slides, you need to divide up the information. In the line above each list, paragraph, or
sentence you want as a separate slide, write a title for the slide, such as "First Quarter
Numbers" or "Works Cited."
This will become the large, bolded text at the top of each PowerPoint slide.
 3. Navigate to the "Styles" menu. Click on the "Home" tab in the upper left corner
of Word. Along your toolbar at the top of the screen you should see a large box
labeled "Styles." In it are several formatting examples labeled "Normal," "No
Spacing," "Heading 1," etc.
4. Highlight your titles and click "Heading 1." You will have to format each title
individually. The text will become large, bolded, and colored blue -- and
PowerPoint will use this format to determine the slide titles.
5. Format the slide content as "Heading 2." Hit the "enter" key to put a space
between every block of text that you want separated. Now, highlight the text and
select "Heading 2" on the "Styles" menu. Your text will turn blue. Every individual
line or paragraph will be a different bullet on your final slide.
Bulleted sections will remain in the same slide if they are formatted as "Heading 2."

How to Add Images to a PowerPoint

Presentation
Even if you've never used PowerPoint before, adding images to PowerPoint is fairly
straightforward with a little explanation. Whether you have your image saved to your computer or
you need to search the Internet for the perfect picture for a presentation, have no fear. Soon,
you'll be a master when it comes to adding images to your PowerPoint slides.

1. Open PowerPoint. This will either open a blank slide or initiate a prompt asking
you to choose a slide layout. A blank slide will work fine for added images, but
slides designed for images might make the process easier.

2. Drag an image from your desktop to your PowerPoint document. If you have saved
your image to your desktop, you can hold-click and drag the icon to your slide. Releasing
the click with your cursor over the PowerPoint window should insert the image.

Many times, due to formatting issues, this method can be unreliable. Don't
give up; there are other options available.
3. Click on the "Insert" heading. You'll find this toward the left side of the menu ribbon at
the top of your screen.[1] Click the "Insert" heading to access image options.
4. Click the "Pictures" option. This icon should also be toward the left side of your task
ribbon. Clicking this will open a dialogue box containing your folders and saved
documents.
Choose the folder containing your saved image in the dialogue box. Take note of
the file location you have saved the image. Using the "Insert Picture" dialogue box,
highlight your image by clicking "Insert" from the lower right hand corner.
5. You can also double click your image from the "Insert Picture" directory to insert
it.
6. Position the image on the slide. Clicking your image should bring up guidelines and
small square boxes that you can hold-click to manipulate the dimensions of your image.