Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft PowerPoint

      virtual presentation software developed by Robert Gaskins and Dennis Austin for the American computer software company Forethought, Inc. The program, initially named Presenter, was released for the apple Macintosh in 1987. In July of that year, the Microsoft Corporation, in its first significant software acquisition, purchased the rights to PowerPoint for $14 million.

      PowerPoint was designed to facilitate visual demonstrations for group presentations in the business environment. Presentations are arranged as a series of individually designed “slides” that contain images, text, or other objects. Version 1.0 allowed users to generate text and graphics pages for black-and-white handouts, notes, and overhead transparencies. Version 2.0, developed for both Macintosh and Microsoft's Windows operating system, was upgraded to output 35-mm colour slides. The 1992 release of PowerPoint 3.0 introduced the now-standard virtual slideshow. Subsequent versions have added more features: slide transitions, background designs, animation, graphics, movie and sound clips, and AutoContent. In 2003 the renamed Office PowerPoint reflected Microsoft's emphasis on standardizing the user interface and program functions across their suite of Office programs, which included Word (Microsoft Word) (a word processor) and Excel (a spreadsheet program).

      PowerPoint was developed for business use but has wide applications elsewhere such as for schools and community organizations. The program was initially packaged as a stand-alone product, but its inclusion in the best-selling Microsoft Office suite has assured its dominance in the presentation-software market.

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