2. What is PowerPoint? A Microsoft Office program that allows you to create visually dynamic presentations

3. Features of PowerPoint Use to organize and present information to others Create presentations, as well as speaker notes for the presenter and handouts for the audience Present information in a variety of ways Incorporate information from other sources

4. Features of PowerPoint Enter and edit text easily Change the appearance of information Organize and arrange information Collaborate on a presentation with others

5. Planning a PowerPoint Determine and outline the message you want to communicate Understand the audience and area of presentation Determine the type of output (handout, speaker notes, etc.) Determine the design (how you want it to look) Decide what other materials will be useful in the presentation

6. PowerPoint Terminology Ribbon – a wide (tool-like) band that runs across the entire PowerPoint window; this feature organizes all of PowerPoint’s important commands Tab – each set of important commands is identified by a tab Groups – commands are further arranged into groups PowerPoint Ribbon

7. Outline Tab Displays the text of your presentation in the form of an outline, without showing graphics or other visual objects Outline Tab

8. Slides Tab Displays the text of your presentation as small images, called thumbnails Slides Tab Thumbnail

9. Slide Pane Displays the current slide in your presentation Slide Pane

10. Notes Pane Used to type text that references a slide’s content Type notes here

11. Quick Access Toolbar Provides immediate access to common commands that you use all the time; such as Save, Undo, and Redo The Quick Access toolbar is always visible no matter which Ribbon tab you select Save Undo

12. Status Bar Located at the bottom of the PowerPoint window, shows messages about what you are doing and seeing in PowerPoint Including: Which slide you are viewing The design theme applied to the presentation Status Bar

13. View Shortcuts On the status bar which allows you to switch quickly between PowerPoint views View Shortcuts Normal Slide Sorter Slide Show

14. Zoom Slider Located in the lower-right corner of the status bar, allows you to zoom the slide in and out quickly Zoom Slider