PowerPoint 2012 introduces new features to help users create more engaging presentations, collaborate more effectively, and share presentations more easily. Key features include advanced photo editing tools to enhance visuals, real-time co-authoring so multiple people can work on a presentation simultaneously, ability to embed and edit video directly in PowerPoint, and capabilities to share presentations online or convert them to video files. PowerPoint 2012 also allows accessing and editing presentations from more devices including smartphones.

1. New Features in PowerPoint
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2. 1. Bring more energy and visual
impact to your presentations
• Save time and money by applying
sophisticated photo effects without using
additional photo-editing software programs.
• Transform your images into
compelling, vibrant visuals by using new and
improved image effects and artistic filters such
as color saturation and
temperature, brightness and
contrast, blur, paintbrush, and watercolor.

3. 2. Redefine working together on
presentations
• You can co-author the same presentation with
multiple individuals simultaneously from different
locations.
• When you access the file, you can see who's
authoring the presentation with you and their
changes when you save the presentation.
• For businesses and organizations, integration
with Office Communicator enables viewing of the
author's online presence and easily initiating a
conversation without leaving the application.

4. 3. Add a personalized video
experience
• Embed and edit video files directly in
PowerPoint 2010. Easily bookmark and trim
your video to show only relevant sections.
• Video triggers let you insert text and captions
to call attention to scenes.
• Style effects such as fades, reflection, soft
bevels and 3-D rotation are also available to
help you quickly capture your audience's
attention.

5. 4. Share your presentations with
Anyone
• Instantly broadcast your PowerPoint 2010
presentations by sending out a URL so people can
view your presentation on the Web.
• Your audience will see your slides just as you
designed them, even if they don't have
PowerPoint installed.
• You also can turn your presentation into a high-
quality video with narration to share with
virtually anyone through e-mail, via the Web or
on DVD.

6. 5. Access your presentations from
more locations and on more devices
• Post your presentations to the Web, and access, view and
edit them online from your computer or Smartphone. With
PowerPoint 2010, you can get things done according to
your schedule across multiple locations and devices.
• Microsoft PowerPoint Web App. Extend your Office
experience to the Web and enjoy full-screen, high-quality
reproductions of your presentations. Create and then store
your presentations online and edit your work through the
PowerPoint Web App when you're away from your
office, home or school.
• Microsoft PowerPoint Mobile 2010. Stay up-to-the-minute
and take immediate action when necessary using an
enhanced mobile version of PowerPoint specifically suited
to your Smartphone.

7. 6. Create high-quality presentations
with stunning graphics
• You don't have to be a design expert to make
professional-looking diagrams and charts.
New and improved SmartArt Graphics help
you transform words into impressive visuals
that better illustrate your ideas.

8. 7. Captivate your audience with new
slide transitions and animations
• PowerPoint 2010 offers new, dynamic
transitions such as motion paths and
animation effects that look similar to graphics
you'd see on TV. Easily
access, discover, apply, modify and replace
your animations.

9. 8. Organize and print your slides more
effectively
• Easily organize and navigate through slides
with new features that help you divide a
presentation into logical sections, or assign
slides to a particular author when working
with others.
• These features allow you to more easily
manage your slides such as printing only the
sections you need instead of the entire
presentation.

10. 9. Get things done faster
• PowerPoint 2010 simplifies how you access
features. The new Microsoft Office Backstage
view replaces the traditional file menu to let
you save, share, print and publish your
presentations with just a few clicks.
• With an improved Ribbon you can access your
favorite commands quickly and create custom
tabs to personalize the experience to your
work style.

11. 10. Transcend communication
barriers
• PowerPoint 2010 helps you communicate
across different languages, translate a word or
phrase, and set separate language settings for
ScreenTips, Help content and displays.