When to use Power Point?

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1 What is Power Point?
2 History of Microsoft Power Point
3 When to use Power Point?
3.1 Business Use
3.2 Communication situations
3.3 Artistic medium
3.4 PowerPoint Viewer
4 Do you want to edit exported PDF files?

What is Power Point?

Microsoft PowerPoint is a presentation tool developed by Dennis Austin and Robert Gaskins of software company Forethought, Inc. It was originally released on April 20, 1987 for Macintosh computers only. Three months after its release, PowerPoint was purchased by Microsoft for about $14 million. This is Microsoft’s first major acquisition, and in Silicon Valley, where Forethought is headquartered, Microsoft has established a new PowerPoint business unit.

When to use Power Point?

History of Microsoft Power Point

At the Silicon Valley software startup Forethought, Inc., Robert Gaskins and Dennis Austin created PowerPoint. In order to create integrated environments and software for forthcoming personal computers with graphical user interfaces, Forethought was established in 1983. However, the business encountered issues that necessitated a “reboot” and new approach.

On July 5, 1984, Forethought appointed Robert Gaskins as his vice president of product development in order to create a new application specifically suited for modern graphics personal computers (such Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh).

When to use Power Point?

Business Use

  • PowerPoint was created specifically with corporate presentations in mind. Its designer, Robert Gaskins, has written about his target audience in his works. Presentations were used by business professionals for internal company communications and sales calls for a long time, and PowerPoint generated the same formats in the same style and for the same goals.

Communication situations

  • PowerPoint was created specifically with corporate presentations in mind. Its designer, Robert Gaskins, has written about his target audience in his works. Presentations were used by business professionals for internal company communications and sales calls for a long time, and PowerPoint generated the same formats in the same style and for the same goals.

Artistic medium

  • A boring presentation format may be transformed into a comprehensively artistic medium by employing PowerPoint animation to create games, artwork, anime, movies, and more. Beyond cultures and boundaries, Power Point has evolved into a symbol of communication.

PowerPoint Viewer

  • The name PowerPoint Viewer refers to a set of free, compact applications that can be used to view, project, or print presentations, but not create or edit them, on computers that do not have PowerPoint software installed. Microsoft has stopped supporting the most recent versions of PowerPoint Viewer for all platforms as of May 2018; they are no longer downloadable and no longer get security updates.

Do you want to edit exported PDF files?

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  • To upload a PDF file to VP Online, select the upload PDF tab up top. You can drag and drop a file or choose it from one of your online drives, such as Dropbox or Google Drive.

  • Both the document’s content and images are editable. To change the content and font settings, double-click the text shape. Edit a shape or image by selecting it, then change its dimensions, apply effects, and more.