microsoft+powerpoint

__**Name of Sub-topic**:__Microsoft PowerPoint


 * __Definition__:**

**Closed source commercial presentation program developed by microsoft.**

The original version of this program was created by Dennis Austin and Thomas Rudkin of [|Forethought, Inc.][|[][|1][|]] Originally designed for the Macintosh computer, the initial release was called "Presenter". In 1987, it was renamed to "PowerPoint" due to problems with trademarks, the idea for the name coming from Robert Gaskins.[|[][|2][|]] In August of the same year, Forethought was bought by Microsoft for $14 million USD ($27.1 million in present-day terms[|[][|3][|]]), and became Microsoft's Graphics Business Unit, which continued to further develop the software. PowerPoint changed significantly with PowerPoint 97. Prior to PowerPoint 97, presentations were linear, always proceeding from one slide to the next. PowerPoint 97 incorporated the [|Visual Basic for Applications] (VBA) language, underlying all macro generation in Office 97, which allowed users to invoke pre-defined transitions and effects in a non-linear movie-like style without having to learn programming PowerPoint 2000 (and the rest of the Office 2000 suite) introduced a clipboard that could hold multiple objects at once. Another noticeable change was that the Office Assistant, whose frequent unsolicited appearances in PowerPoint 97 (as an animated paperclip) had annoyed many users, was changed to be less intrusive.[|[][|4][|]]
 * __History:__**

**Microsoft powerpoint is so much better than what things used to be. People used to have to draw up a slideshow. Now on the computer you can have one that is ten times better and ten times quicker. Businesses will also think you are more organized.**
 * __Comparison of Past and Present Day devices:__**

__**Purpose:**__ **Microsoft PowerPoint is a presentation software program that is commonly used in both** [|businesses] and classrooms. Built-in professional-looking graphics and tools allow even the most novice user to create impressive visual presentations.


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__**References**__
 * various, Microsoft Powerpoint wikipedia. wikipedia. 4-26-11,[]**
 * various, What is the purpose of Microsoft powerpoint. Ehow, 4-26-11,[]**