A presentation is a collection of data and information delivered to an audience. A PowerPoint presentation uses electronic slides that can include text, images, graphics, tables, sound, and video. These slides can run automatically or be controlled by a presenter. PowerPoint is commonly used by government agencies, researchers, executives, and educators to disseminate information, present research, plans, and concepts using visual media. It provides tools and views to create and present slides, including a ribbon, slide pane, and notes pane.

1. • Presentations
A presentation is a collection of data and
information that is to be delivered to a specific
audience. A PowerPoint presentation is a
collection of electronic slides that can have
text, pictures, graphics, tables, sound and
video. This collection can run automatically or
can be controlled by a presenter.

2. Who uses PowerPoint?
◊ Government Agencies
◊ To disseminate information to other
agencies
◊ Researchers
◊ To present researches to peers at
conferences
◊ Executives
◊ To present projects and plan of actions
◊ Educators
◊ To teach concept using print and visual
media

3. Other spreadsheet programs
• APPLE KEYNOTE
• MAC OS
• OPEN OFFICE
IMPRESS
• LINUX OS
• KINGSOFT
PRESENTATION
• WINDOWS OS

5. Displays most frequently used tasks
such as New, Open, Save, E-mail,
Quick Print, Print Preview, Spelling,
Undo, Redo, Slide show from
Beginning.
QUICK ACCESS TOOLBAR

6. this contains the general menus
OFFICE BUTTON

7. this displays the program name and the
presentation file name
TITLE BAR

8. •RIBBON TABS
these contain the tools of
each menus, and lets the
user get the right tools
quickly when needed.

9. •RIBBON
This shows the menus for
each ribbon tabs

10. •STATUS BAR
Displays the
number of slides you are
using.

11. Allows you to quickly switch
between PowerPoint views,
changes how your
presentation is displayed on the
screen.
•VIEW BUTTONS

12. • Displays the contents of your
presentation.
• Use the outline tab if
you want to add large amount of
text.
• You can also use it to navigate
through a presentation by clicking
the slide you want to view.
•OUTLINE TAB

13. • Displays thumbnail
representation of each slide
in a presentation.
• You can use Slide Tab to
navigate through a slide by
clicking the slide that you
want to view.
•SLIDES TAB

14. Use Notes Pane to add notes
each slide that you can use
during your presentation so
you can remember what to
say.
•NOTES PANE

15. This is your workspace,
where you enter text,
insert pictures and objects,
and animate your presentation.
•SLIDE PANE