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A presentation is a sequential display of information using text, graphics, audio, video
                 and animation. Presentations are widely used at offices, schools, seminars, etc. to
                 express and explain ideas to a group of people. Some common presentation software

                 includes PowerPoint, OpenOffice Impress, Apple Keynote, etc. In this chapter, we
                 will learn about PowerPoint 2016.

                 PowerPoint 2016 is an application software developed by Microsoft. It allows us to
                 create an attractive, eye-catching and a professional presentation. We can add many
                 exciting effects like audios, videos, pictures, charts, etc. to our presentation.




                           STARTING POWERPOINT 2016

                 To start PowerPoint 2016, follow the steps given below:


                       2  Click on PowerPoint 2016.     3  Click on Blank Presentation to start a new presentation.





















                                                      This screen is called Backstage view.

                     1  Type PowerPoint in search
                    box on the taskbar.





                           COMPONENTS OF POWERPOINT 2016 WINDOW


                 PowerPoint 2016 window consists of the following components:

                   Title Bar: It is present on the top of the PowerPoint window. It displays the name of the
                   presentation you are working on. On the right of the Title bar, there are three buttons:
                   Minimize button, Maximize/Restore Down button and Close button.

                   Quick Access Toolbar: It provides shortcuts to commonly used commands like Save,
                   Undo and Redo. It also contains one more button, the Start From Beginning button,

                   which is used to start a slide show.





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