In the business world, there is no better way of selling your idea to investors, sponsors or new clients than through a killer presentation. Normally your idea, products or services will only look as good as your presentation was. So if you made a shoddy presentation you might as well forget about getting any new prospects.

 

Fortunately, the new PowerPoint version, PowerPoint 2013, offers a solid remedy to any problems you might have faced before in creating good slideshows for your presentations. The Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 is currently the ideal presentation program when it comes to creating stunning slideshows for your work presentations.

 

Not only does the program create professional presentations, but it also has a cleaner interface and is designed to be used in tablets and phones. This means it is now possible to use PowerPoint 2013 is virtually any device for you are not limited to a PC only. Using your tablet device or phone, you can issue commands through simple touch gestures and create outstanding presentations stress free.

 

How to Use It – Overview

One of the new things about the PowerPoint 2013 is that it has a startup screen to start you off anytime you want to use the program. The screen displays themes, and any recent presentations that you might have made. The themes act as templates from which you can start a new presentation. Often you will need to use theme variations to be able to create more unique slideshows for your new presentation than the previous ones.

 

The presenter view of this PowerPoint version is also quite remarkable as it allows you to see all the slides and notes but the audience only gets to see the slides you want them to. Not to mention, the presenter view does not require multiple monitors.

 

During the presentation, you have absolute control of where you want to direct the audience’s attention thanks to the zoom-in magnifying glass. By clicking on this glass; you can zoom in on specific charts or diagrams which you would like the audience to give special attention to. This way it becomes easier for you to ensure that the audience grasps all the important details of your presentation.

 

Remember due to the SkyDrive integration of Microsoft PowerPoint 2013, users can work on presentations from any device that is under the cloud. Essentially, users will have greater flexibility when working on their presentations.

 

Basic Features

1. Compatibility: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8

2. Cloud Saving and Sharing Presentations

3. Exclusive Presenter View

4. Themes and Templates

5. Theme Variations

6. Equal Line-up and Object Spacing tools

7. Printing

8. Improved Video and Audio Support: .mp4, .mov with H.264 Video

9. Online Photo Imports

10. Texts and Object Animation

11. New Comments Pane

12. Spelling and Grammar

13. Slide Master View

 

Pros

PowerPoint 2013 is first and foremost, able to ube used in tablets, phones and even Windows PCs. Multiple users can therefore use this program from different devices comfortably. More so, especially if the users have been connected to a cloud, they can all use different compatible devices to work on the same presentation.

 

This program allows users to import photos and videos online. You can practically import relevant photos to your presentation from any services that are linked to your Microsoft account such as facebook.

 

Overall, PowerPoint 2013 provides people with advanced features for creating a professional presentation but is still quite easy to use.

 

Cons

The program is complicated to some extent hence not exactly novice friendly.

 

Conclusion

PowerPoint 2013 is the best presentation program so far offering a lot of advanced options for creating unparalleled PowerPoint slideshows and presentations.