Chapter 1. Introducing PowerPoint 2010

This chapter introduces PowerPoint 2010, including its many new features.

PowerPoint is powerful, easy-to-use presentation software that is part of the Microsoft Office suite of products. You can use PowerPoint to create presentations for a wide variety of audiences and for a wide variety of purposes. A presentation communicates information, and a good presentation can truly convince, motivate, inspire, and educate its audience. PowerPoint offers the tools both to create a basic presentation and to enhance and customize your presentation slides to meet your goals.

In this chapter, you explore the many features and benefits of using PowerPoint, including the new features introduced in PowerPoint 2010. You ...

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