Pro SharePoint 2010 Solution Development: Combining .NET, SharePoint, and Office 2010

Chapter 8. Extending PowerPoint to Build a Presentation Based on Site Content

Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) provides the enterprise with easily creatable workspaces where information can be collected and shared among users working toward a common goal. This goal could be many different things—preparation for an event, execution of a business process, or even creating materials for a project. Often, organizations build presentations as an output of this collaboration or for routinely reporting on the status of the team. Microsoft PowerPoint gives users a powerful canvas for constructing presentations. Too often, however, information workers expend too much effort and time to locate, duplicate, and organize information into the presentation. ...