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Microsoft PowerPoint

It is designed to create efficient and professional presentations for sales figures, slideshow, company profiles, project planning, and a lot more.

MICROSOFT POWERPOINT ENVIRONMENT

PowerPoint 2007 has powerful graphics capabilities and great formatting features that enable even the novice to create professional looking presentations. The user interface has been redesigned with the intent of making the tools you need easier to find and help you give your presentation a professional and consistent look throughout.

Parts of Microsoft PowerPoint Window

· MS Office Button – contains the main File Functions: New, Open, Save, Save as, Print, Print Preview, etc.

· Quick Access Toolbar – contains shortcuts to Save, Undo, and Repeat.

· Title Bar – it is used to show the name of the program.

· Command Tabs – an area on the Ribbon that contains buttons organized in groups.

· Command Groups – it is tabs that are divided into named section.

· Ribbons – it contains groups of command buttons with common purpose.

· Outline Pane – allow you to view slides thumbnail-sized making it easy for you to navigate through your presentation and to see the effects of any design changes.

· Presentation Window – work space to create, edit or format slides.

· Status Bar – a horizontal bar at the bottom left of the PowerPoint window that gives details about the active presentation.

· Document Views – allow you to manage different aspects of your presentation.

· Zoom - allow you to get a close-up view of your file or zoom out to see more of the page at a reduced size.

Source: Information and Communications Technology using Office 2007. Quezon City: Computer Assisted Learning Corporation, pp. 34 - 46.