PowerPoint is part of the Microsoft Office suite of productivity software and is used to create and display presentations. This application is popular due to its ease of use and its integration in the Office suite which allows seamless interaction with other programs such as Word and Excel. Some of the useful features are a selection of templates, the ability to insert images and tables, and tools such as spellcheck. The information provided in this web page will help the Mosaic user to better use and understand the Microsoft PowerPoint application.

Microsoft PowerPoint FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

Find more information about the new features in PowerPoint at PowerPoint 2007 New Features Microsoft offers An interactive command reference guide between Powerpoint2003 and Powerpoint2007 may be found at http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/HA101490761033.aspx  

PowerPoint has a searchable Help function that will be familiar to most users of Windows applications. This can be accessed in PowerPoint by pressing the F1 key or navigating to Help and clicking on the Microsoft Office PowerPoint Help option. The application help page appears within the application window as shown below.


Some of the more frequently asked questions about PowerPoint can be found here on Mosaic's PowerPoint FAQ Page.


There are also several online sources for PowerPoint help:

The official PowerPoint help website  PowerPoint 2007 Help and How-to

A good introductory tutorial with advice on giving presentations: Powerpoint Tutorial