1. POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
-BY SREELAKSHMI. S
X - A

2. WHAT IS MICROSOFT POWERPOINT ?
Microsoft PowerPoint is a slide show presentation program currently developed by Microsoft, for use on both Microsoft and Apple Macintosh operating systems. 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 slide-based presentation programs available. Microsoft has also released the PowerPoint mobile application for use on Apple and Android mobile operating systems.

3. 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]

4. 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:
Entrance, emphasis, and exit of elements on a slide itself are controlled by what PowerPoint calls Custom Animations.
Transitions, on the other hand, are movements between slides. These can be animated in a variety of ways.
Custom animation can be used to create small story boards by animating pictures to enter, exit or move.

5. 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.

6. SLIDE SHOW
A slide show is a presentation of a series of still images on a projection screen or electronic display device, typically in a prearranged sequence. The changes may be automatic and at regular intervals or they may be manually controlled by a presenter or the viewer. Slide shows originally consisted of a series of individual photographic slides projected onto a screen with a slide projector. When referring to the video or computer-based visual equivalent, in which the slides are not individual physical objects, the term is often written as one word,slideshow.
A slide show may be a presentation of images purely for their own visual interest or artistic value, sometimes unaccompanied by description or text, or it may be used to clarify or reinforce information, ideas, comments, solutions or suggestions which are presented verbally.

7. Slide shows are sometimes still conducted by a presenter using an apparatus such as a carousel slide projector or an overhead projector, but now the use of an electronic video display device and a computer running presentation software is typical.

8. POWERPOINT ANIMATION
PowerPoint animation is a form of animation which uses Microsoft PowerPoint and similar programs to create a game or movie. The artwork is generally created using PowerPoint's AutoShape features, and then animated slide-by-slide or by using Custom Animation. These animations can then be shared by transferring the PowerPoint file they were created in, and can be viewed with PowerPoint or Microsoft's free PowerPoint Viewer.

9. CUSTOM ANIMATION
Custom Animation is a set of effects which can be applied to objects in PowerPoint so that they will animate in the Slide Show Power Point. They can be added under the Custom Animation function or through the use of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). PowerPoint 2000 and earlier versions introduced basic effects such as Appear, Dissolve, Fly In and so forth. In PowerPoint 2002/XP and later versions, the Custom Animation feature was improved, adding new animation effects grouped into four categories: Entrance, Emphasis, Exit, and Motion Paths.[1] The effects were later modified in PowerPoint 2010.
Transitions are effects similar to Custom Animation, but are different in that they can only be applied singularly to individual slides as they change from one slide to another and are limited in options. More slide transitions were added to the selection in PowerPoint 2010.

10. Entrance effects can be set to objects so that they enter with animations during Slide Show. Emphasis effects animate the objects on the spot. Exit effects allow objects to leave the Slide Show with animations. Motion Paths allow objects to move around the Slide Show. Each effect contains variables such as start (On click, With previous, After previous), delay, speed, repeat and trigger. This makes animations more flexible and interactive, similar to Adobe Flash.

11. ADVANTAGES OF MICROSOFT POWERPOINT
Quick and easy: the basic features are easy to master and can make you appear to be organized, even if you are not.
Simple bullet points: it can reduce complicated messages to simple bullet points. Bullet points are a good basis for a presentation and remind the speaker of main points and the organization of the message.
Easy to create a colourful, attractive design: using the standard templates and themes, you can create something visually appealing , even if you do not have much knowledge of basic graphic design principles .
Easy to modify: when compared to other visual aids such as charts, posters, or objects, it is easy to modify.
Easily re-order presentation: with a simple drag and drop or using key strokes, you can move slides to re-order the presentation.
Finally, PowerPoint is integrated with other products that allow you to include parts of documents, spread sheets, and graphics.

12. Audience Size: PowerPoint slides are generally easier to see by a large audience when projected than other visual aids.
Easy to present: you can easily advance the slides in the presentation one after another with a simple key stroke while still maintaining eye contact with the audience.
No need for Handouts: they look good visually and can be easily read if you have a projector and screen that is large enough for the entire room.

13. VERSIONS PowerPoint 2000 9.0 2001 PowerPoint 2002 10.0 2003
Office PowerPoint 2003
11.0
2007
Office PowerPoint 2007
12.0
2010
PowerPoint 2010
14.0
Due to superstitions surrounding the number 13, PowerPoint 13 was skipped in version counting.
2013
PowerPoint 2013
15.0
2015
PowerPoint 2016
16.0
Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows release history
Year
Name
Version
Comments
1990
PowerPoint 2.0 for Windows 3.0
2.0
Renumbered to match contemporary Macintosh version
1992
PowerPoint 3.0 for Windows 3.1
3.0
1993
PowerPoint 4
4.0
1995
PowerPoint for Windows 95
7.0
Renumbered to match contemporary version of Word
1997
PowerPoint 97
8.0
1999

14. DISADVANTAGES OF MICROSOFT POWERPOINT
Design power pointless: gives the illusion of content and coherence, when in fact there is really not much substance or connection between the different points on the slides.
PowerPoint excess: some speakers create presentations so they have slides to present rather than outlining, organizing, and focusing on the message.
Replaces planning and preparation: PowerPoint is a convenient prop for poor speakers, as it can reduce complicated messages to simple bullet points and elevates style over substance.
Oversimplification of topic: the linear nature of PowerPoint forces the presenter to reduce complex subjects to a set of bullet items that are too weak to support decision-making or show the complexity of an issue.

15. Feature abundance: while the basic features are easy to use and apply, a speaker can get carried away and try to use all the features at once rather than simply supporting a message. Too many flying letters, animations, and sound effects without seeing much original thought or analysis can be a real issue. In many cases, the medium shoves the message aside.
Basic equipment required: you will need to have a computer and projection equipment in place to display the slides to the audience.
Focus on medium, not message: Too many people forget that they are making a presentation first and that PowerPoint is just a tool.

16. Thank You….