Power Point

                         

         

What is PowerPoint? 
is a slide presentation program that is part of the Microsoft Office toolset. With PowerPoint, it's easy to create and present ideas, as well as collaborate on them, in a visually appealing and dynamic way.

History
In the mid-1980s, two software producers in a small office in California called Forethought were developing the first graphic presentation software for the personal computer. The first efforts of these two software producers were little rewarded. A number of investment companies declined to invest in such a program, which was known as Presenter and was aimed at the Mac platform, specifically the Apple II personal computer.

characteristics:
-The use of templates; that can be done by the user, in addition to those that are already pre-established.
-To be able to introduce texts varying the color and the size of the letters according to the -needs and tastes of the user.
-You can insert images that give a better presentation to the slide, making it easier to understand what the slide is about, as well as being able to insert texts to the images complementing the exhibition.
-It has animation tools, with which you can give effects to texts and images, giving it a better appearance.
-Make graphics.
-Add videos and audios.
-It has the ability to open formats of other platforms and even allows us to save them in different formats to PowerPoint, for example, extensions such as: PPT or PPS, among others.

-You can put hyperlinks.

Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages:
-Present texts, images and videos in a coordinated manner.
-You can insert a sound in the presentation, according to the topic to be treated.
-Present the exhibition in sequence in an organized and dynamic way.

-You can create links through hyperlinks in different slides.

Disadvantages:
It can be saved and sent easily, but there is a risk that it will be damaged by a virus.

Exercises: