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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, Lotus Freelance, Apple Keynote, etc. In
this chapter, we will learn about PowerPoint 2010.
PowerPoint 2010 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 2010
To start PowerPoint 2010, follow the steps given below:
2 Click on PowerPoint 2010.
1 Type PowerPoint in
search box on the taskbar.
COMPONENTS OF POWERPOINT 2010 WINDOW
PowerPoint 2010 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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