PowerPoint allows users to create presentations with text, graphics, charts and other media. It is important to plan presentations by determining the message, audience, and needed materials like handouts or speaker notes. PowerPoint has different views for creating, editing and presenting slides, including Normal, Slide Sorter, Notes Page and Slide Show views. Design themes can be applied to give presentations a cohesive and customized look. Slides and other materials can be printed or output in various formats for on-screen, online or hard copy distribution.