INTRODUCTION TO

POWERPOINT
HISTORY OF MS POWER POINT

 Microsoft PowerPoint, virtual presentation software developed by Robert

Gaskins and Dennis Austin for the American computer software company
Forethought, Inc. The program, initially named Presenter, was released for the
Apple Macintosh in 1987. In July of that year, the Microsoft Corporation, in its
first significant software acquisition, purchased the rights to PowerPoint for $14
million.
FEATURES OF MS POWER POINT

• Customize Color Schemes.

• Add Animation effects.
• Use the Slide, Notes and Handout Masters.
• Create, Edit and Import Charts.
• Create and Edit Tables.
• Manage Hyperlinks.
• Create Custom Shows.
• Export Outlines & Presentation Slides to Word.
VERSIONS OF MS POWER POINT

• PowerPoint 2013
• PowerPoint 2010
• PowerPoint 2007
• PowerPoint 2003
• PowerPoint 2002/XP
• PowerPoint 2000
• Power Point 97
HOW TO OPEN AND SAVE
MS POWER POINT

 Step 1: Press Windows + c to open the search bar

 Step 2: Type PowerPoint & click on the MS Office version you are having in your
system. MS Office window will pop up
ONCE YOU HAVE CREATED THE PRESENTATION
 Step 1: Click on the Microsoft icon
 Step 2: Click on the Save button
 A new Window for Save As will pop up. 
 Step 4: Select the drive (by clicking on it: Example: Local Drive (D)) in which you want
to save the presentation. Then your drive will open up, select the folder in which you
want to save the presentation (Example: img folder here) & then give the required name
to your presentation (Example: MyPresentation here). Your presentation is created &
saved with the provided name.