3. First presentation
program by Hewlett
Packard in 1979 called
Bruno
First PC presentation
program was VCN
ExecuVision in 1982
Source: Wikipedia
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4. • Bruno (1979)
Early days
• VCN ExecuVision (1982)
First for PC
Released on
• MS PowerPoint (1994)
Mac
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6. First version of PowerPoint in 1994 released for the
Mac (called Presentation)
Comparison to different office suites
Source: Wikipedia
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7. MS PowerPoint 2003
MS PowerPoint 2007
Google Docs Presentations
SlideRocket.com
OpenOffice
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8. SlideShare.com
◦ Can upload MS PowerPoint files
◦ Share them
◦ Access other people’s slides
SlideSix (http://slidesix.com/)
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9. New Office 2007 features (e.g. ribbon and zoom)
New user interface, graphics, and formatting
capabilities
Improved proofing tools
Improved troubleshooting and recovery features
Detailed info on changes available at:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-
us/library/cc179126.aspx#section1
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10. Applications can be hosted on the Web and
delivered as a service
Don’t need to have locally installed software
Presentation examples include SlideShare.com,
SlideRocket.com, and AuthorStream.com
Downside is when service is “down”
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11. MS Office – 95%
Other Office Suites – 5%
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_
27/b3991412.htm
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12. http://search.creativecommons.org/
Can legally download videos from Blip.tv
Different types of licenses
Always have to attribute your source
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13. Camtasia Website
Free 30-day trial
Can run any video, select the area you would like
captured
Integrates into MS PowerPoint 2007 (adds record
button)
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21. MS PowerPoint 2003 MS PowerPoint 2007
Old style menu format New ribbon interface
Clippy the paper clip Clippy gone!
More mouse clicks to get things Easier to use, contextualized
done... Less intuitive menus, find what you need easily
when you need it.
Help menu a bit difficult to use Better help menus, lots of
excellent help content, tutorials,
videos, etc. on Microsoft Office
Online
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22. My Contact Info
◦ Joe Lunchpale
◦ Email: joelunchpale@bigcompany.com
◦ Tel: (604) 123-4567
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