ON LINE DOCUMENTATION/DEMOS

has an animated quick preview tour for new users which shows some characteristics features of this software. This preview is about 5 minutes long and it gives step by step instructions, through wizards, for performing basic functions, such as, editing and styling text, moving objects around, changing font size and type, plotting graphs, inserting images in a document, working with a predesigned template etc. The software also comes with a video that also demonstrates how to perform basic functions.

In addition to the preview tour and video, Powerpoint has a status bar at the bottom of the window that shows the function of each icon the mouse is pointing to.

On-line help is also available on a menu command. It enables a user to look for information on any command. Simply typing the first letter of the function or command lists all the topics in the help menu beginning with that letter.

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