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THE HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF POWERPOINT

On April 20, 1987, the first version of PowerPoint was released. Since then, 95% of presentations are created
with it, 30 Million presentations are given daily, and 500 million people use it. This article focuses on its origins,
history, and use cases, as well as the development of different versions (except for version 13 due to
triskaidekaphobia concerns).
July 5 1984: The idea was commenting it “People will buy a Macintosh just to get
created access to this product.”
Robert Gaskins was hired July 1987: Acquisition by
by Forethought Inc. to Microsoft
create a new software for Microsoft started an
graphical personal internal project to develop
computers. He came up a software to create presentations in 1987, which was
with the idea of PowerPoint, soon followed by the successful release of PowerPoint
which was labeled “Presentation Graphics for 1.0, which convinced
Overhead Projection”. Microsoft to buy Forethought.

November 1984: Start of May 1988: PowerPoint

development 2.0 (Macintosh)
Development officially started One year later, the
under the name “Presenter”. second version of the
However, they started to work software was
on the Macintosh version introducing. It included
first. The first developer color, more word
besides Gaskin was Thomas Rudkin, who joined processing features, find and replace, spell checking,
after 6 months. color schemes for presentations, guide to color
selection, ability to change color scheme
January 1987: retrospectively, shaded coloring for fills.
Funding by Apple
Apple’s Strategic
Investment Group May 1990: First
selected a company for Windows version of
its first investment to PowerPoint
continue development, Almost 3 years later,
with Apple CEO John the presentation
Skully reportedly seeing desktop presentation as a software was finally released for Windows PCs. It was
bigger market than desktop publishing. announced at the same time as Windows 3.0 and was
using the same version number as the current
January 21 1987: The name PowerPoint was Macintosh variant (2.0).
established
The team initially chose to keep the name “Presenter” May & September
for the final software, but when they tried to register 1990: PowerPoint 3.0
the trademark, the name was already used by another It was the first
software product. Gaskins came up with “Power point” application designed
randomly under the shower, and Glenn Hobin exclusively for the new
independently had the same idea. The name is now a Windows 3.1 platform,
single word with an upper-case P, as it was required in featuring full support for TrueType fonts, presentation
the naming of all Macintosh software applications. The templates, editing in outline view, freeform drawing,
common belief that PowerPoint got its name because flip, rotate, scale, align, and transforming imported
it “empowers” people is wrong. pictures into their drawing primitives. It also included
April 20 1987: PowerPoint 1.0 (Macintosh) sound and video.
The first 10.000 copies of the first version of
PowerPoint for
Macintosh shipped from February & October
manufacturing by 1994: PowerPoint
Forethought Inc. The 4.0
release was received The new version
quite well by the media, included among
others: Word tables,
rehearsal mode,
hidden slides. Moreover, Microsoft first introduced a September 2015: PowerPoint 2016
standard “Microsoft Office” look and feel (shared with
Word and Excel), with status bar, toolbars and tooltips.

July 1995: June 2010:

PowerPoint 95 PowerPoint 2010
(new version This release
naming) added: sections
To align within
PowerPoint with presentations, a
all other Office reading view, save
applications, as video, insert video from web, embedding video and
Microsoft decided to skip versions 5 and 6 and instead audio as well as enhanced editing for video and for
call it PowerPoint 95. pictures.

October 2003:
PowerPoint October 2012:
2003 PowerPoint for
The 2003 Web was
version was the released
first to include The first time
the now called ever, the presentation software could be used in your
“Presenter web browser without any installation.
View”: tools visible to presenter during slide show
(notes, thumbnails, time clock, re-order and edit
slides). Furthermore, it included an option to “Package January 2013: PowerPoint 2013
for CD” to write presentation and viewer app to a CD. Changes: online collaboration by multiple authors, user
interface
redesigned for
January 2007: multi-touch
PowerPoint 2007 screens, improved
It brought a new audio, video,
user interface (a animations, and
changeable transitions, further
“ribbon” of tools changes to
across the top to Presenter View.
replace menus and Clipart collections
toolbars), SmartArt graphics, many graphical (and insertion tool) were removed, but were available
improvements in text and drawing, improved online.
“Presenter View” and widescreen slide formats.
Another major change was the transition from a binary July 2013: First PowerPoint app for Android &
file format, used from 1997 to 2003, to a new XML file iPhone
format. Finally, the famous presentation software came on
your mobile device with the first versions for Android
and iOS. Giving presentations but as well basic editing
of slides was already supported on the small screens.
However, there wasn’t an iPad optimized version just
yet.

September 2018: PowerPoint 2019

New things in 2019: Morph transition, easily remove image backgrounds, inserting 3D
models and SVG icons and a handy Zoom feature.

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MICROSOFT POWERPOINT
  Sometimes abbreviated as PP or PPT, PowerPoint it is a Microsoft presentation program that creates a slide
show of important information, charts, and images to display during a presentation. It is most often used for
business and school presentations.
 MS PowerPoint is a program that is included in the Microsoft Office suite. It is used to make presentations for
personal and professional purposes.
 MS PowerPoint is a powerful slide show presentation program. It is a standard component of the company’s
Microsoft Office suite software, and is bundled together with Word, Excel, and other office productivity tools.
The program uses slides to convey information rich in multimedia. The term slide refers to the old slide
projector, which this software effectively replaces.
MICROSOFT POWERPOINT RULES
PowerPoint is a popular tool for creating presentations. Here are some rules and guidelines to follow when creating a
PowerPoint presentation:
 Keep it simple: A popular rule of thumb is to have no more than 5 (+/- 2) points on a slide. A more useful rule
of thumb may be to have no more than 1 idea per slide1. This helps to keep the audience from feeling
overwhelmed and makes it easier for them to follow along.
 Use the 5/5/5 rule: To keep your audience from feeling overwhelmed, you should keep the text on each slide
to no more than 5 bullet points, with no more than 5 words per bullet point, and no more than 5 text-heavy
slides in a row2.
 Use visuals: Use images, charts, and graphs to help illustrate your points and break up the text. This can
help to keep the audience engaged and make the presentation more interesting2.
 Stick to one concept per slide: Each slide should address a single concept rather than trying to connect the
dots across multiple data points, trends, or ideas. While it’s fine to build on previous slide data as you go, each
slide should be self-contained3.
 Use consistent formatting: Use a consistent font, color scheme, and layout throughout the presentation.
This can help to make the presentation look more professional and polished.
BASICS OF MS POWERPOINT
Discussed below are a few questions that one must be aware of while discussing the basics of MS PowerPoint. Once
this is understood, using the program and analyzing how to use it more creatively shall become easier.
What is MS PowerPoint?
PowerPoint (PPT) is a powerful, easy-to-use presentation graphics software program that allows you to create
professional-looking electronic slide shows.
The image given below shows the main page of MS PowerPoint, where a person lands when the program is opened

on a computer system:
How to open MS PowerPoint on a personal computer?
follow the steps below to open MS PowerPoint on a personal computer:
 Click on the start button
 Then choose “All Programs”
 Next step is to select “MS Office”
 Under MS Office, click on the “MS PowerPoint”
A blank presentation is open on the screen. According to the requirement, a person can modify the template for a
presentation and start using the program.
What is a PowerPoint presentation or PPT?
A combination of various slides depicting a graphical and visual interpretation of data, to present information
in a more creative and interactive manner is called a PowerPoint presentation or PPT.
What is a slide show in a PowerPoint presentation?
When all the slides of a PowerPoint presentation are set in series and then presented to a group of people,
where each slide appears one after the other, is a set pattern, this is known as a PowerPoint slide show.
What all elements can be added to a slide? The following elements can be added to a Powerpoint slide:
 Clip Art
  Graphs
 Tables
 Photographs
 Charts
 Media Clips
 Videos
All these elements are mainly used to enhance presentation skills and make the slide more interactive.
Features of MS PowerPoint
FEATURES OF MICROSOFTS POWERPOINT
There are multiple features that are available in MS PowerPoint which can customize and optimize a
presentation. The same have been discussed below:
1. Home- The home tab holds the Cut and Paste features, Font and Paragraph options, and what you need to add
and organize slides.

2.Slide Layout- multiple options and layouts are available based on which a presentation can be created. This option
is available under the “Home” section and one can select from the multiple layout options provided.
The image below shows the different slide layout options which are available for use:

3. Insert – Clipart, Video, Audio, etc.-under the “Insert” category, multiple options are available where one can
choose what feature they want to insert in their presentation. This may include images, audio, video, header, footer,
symbols, shapes, etc.
The image below shows the features which can be inserted:

4. Slide Design- MS PowerPoint has various themes using which background colour and designs or textures can be
added to a slide. This makes the presentation more colourful and attracts the attention of the people looking at it.
This feature can be added using the “Design” category mentioned on the homepage of MS PowerPoint. Although
there are existing design templates available, in case someone wants to add some new texture or colour, the option to
customize the design is also available. Apart from this, slide designs can also be downloaded online.
Refer to the below for slide design:
5. Transitions- set up how your slides change from one to the next on the Transitions Tab. Find a gallery of the
possible transitions in the Transition to This Slide group – click More button at the side of the gallery to see all of them.
6. Animations- during the slide show, the slides appear on the screen one after the other. In case, one wants to add
some animations to the way in which a slide presents itself, they can refer to the “Animations” category.
The different animation styles available on PowerPoint are:

7.Slide show- on the Slide Show tab, set up the way that you want to show your presentation to others.

8. Review- the Review tab lets you add comments, run spell-check, or compare one presentation with another (such

as an earlier version).
9. View- views allow you to look at your presentation in different ways, depending on where you are in the creation or
delivery process. (Normal, Outline View, Slide shorter view, Note page and Reading view)
10. File- at one end of the ribbon is the File tab, which you use for the behind-the-scenes stuff you do with a file, such
as opening, saving, sharing, exporting, printing and managing your presentation. Click the File tab to open a new view
called the Backstage.
11. Tools tabs- when you click some parts of your slides, such as pictures, shapes, SmartArt or text boxes, you might
see a colorful new tab appear

In the example above, the Drawing Tools tab appears when you click a shape or text box. When you click a picture,
the Picture Tools tab appears. Other such tabs include SmartArt Tools, Chart Tools, Table Tools and Video Tools.
These tabs disappear or change when you click something else in your presentation.
Apart from all these options; font size, font style, font colour, word art, date and time, etc. can also be added to a PPT.
DIFFERENT PARTS OF POWERPOINT WINDOW AND ITS FUCTION

The Microsoft PowerPoint window has several key components. Hence, take a look at the labeled parts of the
PowerPoint window below as we tackle the definitions and functions as we go along.
Ribbon-The Ribbon is the primary interface for accessing tools and commands in PowerPoint. It consists of the
following components.
 Tabs – They are located at the top section below the title bar and contain groups of related commands.
Specifically, it includes File, Home, Insert, Design, Transitions, Animation, Slide Show, Review, View, and
Help menus.
 Groups – Groups are the combination of organized related commands. Each group name appears below the
group section.
 Commands – They are the predefined instructions of the executable program. It exists in the form of Icons in
the ribbon, for instance, a group of Slides that contains New Slide, Layout, Reset, Section, etc.
Quick Access Toolbar-This Quick Access Toolbar is a customizable toolbar that provides quick access to frequently
used commands.
File Tab-This File menu bar performs file related operations such as creating a new presentation, opening an existing
file, save, save as, printing the file, and so on.
Title Bar-The header or title bar of the presentation is located at the top of the window. It presents the name of the
active presentation.
Slide Area-This is the main area of the PowerPoint window where slides are displayed and edited.
Control Buttons- The icon in the top left corner is known as the control menu and the three buttons in the top right
hand corner provide shortcuts for commands on this menu.
 Minimize- Document is reduced to a small icon within word.
 Maximize – Document is increased to fill the whole application window. When the window is maximized this
button change to restore.
 Close- closes the active documents.
Slide Tab-The Slide thumbnail pane is a column on the left corner of the PowerPoint window that displays small
images of the slides in the presentation. You can use the thumbnail pane to quickly navigate to different slides in the
presentation.
Zoom Options- the zoom control lets you zoom in for a closer look at the text. The zoom control consists of a slider
that you can click on the – and + buttons to increase or decrease the zoom factor. (the minimum zoom support is 10%
and maximum zoom support is 400%)
Slide Views Buttons-They are the four view buttons on the left of Zoom control contain a series of icons. It allows you
to change the PowerPoint views.
 Normal view – This is the presentation’s normal view, with the slide sheet on the right and slide thumbnails on
the left. This view allows you to select and rearrange the working slides.
 Slide Sorter view – It shows all of the slides in a tabular format. Only the slides can be arranged in this view.
 Reading View −This window will allow you to carefully read the slide. You cannot, however, make any
changes.
 Slide Show View – This displays all of the slides, as well as any animations and sounds you’ve added to the
presentation.
Notes Pane/Slide Notes-This is a section below the slide area where you can add notes to accompany each slide.
The notes are not visible during the presentation, but they can be printed as a speaker’s guide.
Status Bar-This is the status bar at the bottom of the screen of the PowerPoint window that displays information
about the current slide, such as the page number and slide status.

USES OF POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

PowerPoint presentations are useful for both personal and professional usage. Given below are a few of the major
fields where PPT is extremely useful:
 Education – With e-learning and smart classes being chosen as a common mode of education today,
PowerPoint presentations can help in making education more interactive and attract students towards the
modified version of studying.
 Marketing – In the field of marketing, PowerPoint presentations can be extremely important. Using graphs
and charts, numbers can be shown more evidently and clearly which may be ignored by the viewer if being
read.
 Business – To invite investors or to show the increase or decrease in profits, MS PowerPoint can be used.
 Creating Resumes – Digital resumes can be formed using MS PowerPoint. Different patterns, photograph,
etc. can be added to the resume.
 Depicting Growth – Since both graphics and text can be added in a presentation, depicting the growth of a
company, business, student’s marks, etc. is easier using PPT.

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LAS- (Learning Activity Sheet)
 Quarter 4-Week 2
Name: __________________________________
Section: ____________________________
Activity 1. MATCHING TYPE. Match the items in column A to column B.

COLUMN A COLUMN B

_____1. This is the main area of the PowerPoint window where slides are A. Note Pane
displayed and edited.
B. Title Bar
____2. It is used to make presentations for personal and professional purposes.
C. Slide Tabs
_____3. During the slide show, the slides appear on the screen one after the
other. D. Ribbon
_____4. This option is available under the “Home” section and one can select E. Slide Area
from the multiple layout options provided.
_____5. This display all of the slides, as well as any animations and sounds F. Slide Show View
you’ve added to the presentation.
G. Quick Access Toolbar
_____6. This is a section below the slide area where you can add notes to
accompany each slide. H. MS PowerPoint
_____7. It is the primary interface for accessing tools and commands in
PowerPoint. I. Animation
_____8. It is located at the top of the window and presents the name of the active
J. Slide Layout
presentation.
_____9. It is a column on the left corner of the PowerPoint window that displays
small images of the slides in the presentation.
____10. It is a customizable toolbar that provides quick access to frequently used
commands.

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LAS- (Learning Activity Sheet)
Quarter 4-Week 2
Name: __________________________________
Section: ____________________________
Activity 3. Read the items very carefully. Choose the best answer from the given choices. Write your answer on the
space given before the number.
____1. Which of the following is not included in the “Insert” category in MS PowerPoint?
a. Animation b. Shapes c. Table d. Video
____2. Header and Footer option is available under which of the following categories?
a. Design b. Home c. Insert d. View
____3. Slide shorter view can be selected under which of the following categories?
a. Edit b. Home c. Review d. View
____4. _____ is a presentation program.
a. Design b. Microsoft PowerPoint c. Mozilla Firefox d. Slide Panel
____5. Which is not the valid edition of MS PowerPoint
a.MS PowerPoint 1984 b. MS PowerPoint 2007 c. MS PowerPoint 2010 d. MS PowerPoint 2013
____6. Which pane would be used to enter a speaker’s information about what can be said about each slide?
a. Outline pane b. Notes pane c. Slide pane d. None of these
____7. What is maximum zoom percentage in Microsoft PowerPoint ?
a. 200% b. 300% c. 400% d. 500%
____8. PowerPoint slides can have?
a. clipart, drawn art, visual b. drawn objects, shapes c. title, text, graphs d. any of the above
____9. What year started the development of MS PowerPoint?
a. 1984 b. 1987 c. 1988 d. 1990
____10. Which type of view is not present in MS PowerPoint
a. Normal b. Reading view c. Slide shorter view d. Transition
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LAS- (Learning Activity Sheet)
Quarter 4-Week 2
Name: __________________________________
Section: ____________________________
Activity 2. ESSAY TYPE. Answer/Explain the following question below: (More than 5 sentence)

1. Why is PowerPoint important today, and why do we use it? In your own idea.
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Name: __________________________________
Section: ____________________________
Activity 4. Enumerate the MS PowerPoint parts based on the number indicated.
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5 2

4
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