Digital Tool: A very useful presentation tool: PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top 10 benefits of PowerPoint 2010:

1	Bring more energy and visual impact to your presentations. Save time and money by applying sophisticated photo effects  without using additional photo-editing software programs.  Transform your images into compelling, vibrant visuals by  using new and improved picture editing features such as colour saturation and temperature, brightness and contrast, and  an advanced cropping and background removal tools, along  with artistic filters such as blur, paintbrush, and watercolour.
2	Work with others without having to wait your turn. PowerPoint 2010 redefines the way people can   work together on presentations.  With co-authoring, you can simultaneously edit the  same presentation with  individuals in different locations.  f you're using SharePoint 2010 and Office Communicator  2007 R2, you can see who else is authoring a presentation  with you and easily start a real-time conversation without  leaving PowerPoint.
3	Add a personalised video experience. Embed and edit video files directly in PowerPoint 2010.   Easily trim your video to show only relevant sections.  Bookmark key points in a video for quick access or trigger  animation to begin automatically when those bookmarks are  reached.  You can also set the video to fade in and out at specified  intervals and apply a variety of video styles and effects— uch as reflections, bevels, and 3-D rotation—to  help you quickly capture your audience’s attention.
4	Imagine just-in-time show and tell. Instantly broadcast your PowerPoint 2010 presentations by  sending out a URL so people can view your presentation  on the Web. Your audience sees your slides in high fidelity,  even if they don’t have PowerPoint installed.  You can also turn your presentation into a high-quality video  with narration to  share with virtually anyone through e-mail, via the Web, or on DVD.  SharePoint 2010  with the Office Web Apps lets you deploy your own PowerPoint  Broadcast server in your school.
5	Access your presentations from more locations and on more devices. Post your presentations on your corporate intranet using  SharePoint 2010 and the  Office Web Apps (Application), and then access, view,  and edit them using almost any browser or using your Windows  phone (get Office Mobile from the Windows Mobile Marketplace here).  With PowerPoint 2010, you can get things done according  to your schedule across multiple locations and devices.  Later this year, the PowerPoint Web App will  be available on Windows Live. PowerPoint 2010 Normal View
6	PowerPoint 2010 Web App Edit View Create high-quality presentations with stunning graphics. You don’t have to be a design expert to create professional-looking  graphics. Use dozens of additional SmartArt layouts to create  many types of graphics such as organisation charts, lists, and  picture diagrams.  Transform words into impressive visuals that better illustrate  your ideas.  Create diagrams as easily as typing a bulleted list or convert t ext and images to a diagram in just a few clicks.   The new natural language tools are guaranteed to make your  words and equations shine.  You can even use PowerPoint 2010 to create custom shapes!
7	Captivate your audience with new transitions and improved animations. PowerPoint 2010 offers new, slide transitions and animation effects that  look similar to graphics you’d see on TV. Easily access, preview, apply,  customise, and replace animations.  You can also use the new Animation Painter to easily  copy animations from one object to another.   Built-in hardware acceleration will make optimal use of your  graphics card to really bring your ideas to life.
8	Organise and print your slides more effectively. Easily organise and navigate through slides using slide sections.  Divide a presentation into logical slide groups, rename sections to  help you manage content—such as to assign slides to a particular  author—or easily print just one section of slides.
9	Get things done faster. PowerPoint 2010 simplifies how you access features.  The new Backstage view replaces the traditional file menu to let you  save, share, print, and publish your presentations  with just a few clicks. And, with the improved Ribbon, you  can access your favourite commands even more quickly by customising  tabs or creating your own to personalise the experience to  your work style.
10	Work on multiple presentations and multiple monitors. PowerPoint 2010 gives you a completely separate window  for each presentation  that you open. So, you can view and edit multiple presentations  independently, side-by-side, or even on separate monitors.

 

Why pictures make great PowerPoint (with Fotolia)

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