What is a presentation software?
Q: What is a presentation software?
A: A presentation software is a computer software package used to show information, normally in the form of a slide show.
Q: What are the three major functions of a presentation software?
A: The three major functions of a presentation software are an editor that allows text to be inserted and formatted, a method for inserting and manipulating graphic images and a slide-show system to display the content.
Q: What is the most commonly known presentation program?
A: The most commonly known presentation program is Microsoft PowerPoint.
Q: Are there any alternatives to Microsoft PowerPoint?
A: Yes, there are alternatives such as OpenOffice.org Impress, Apple's Keynote, LaTeX Beamer and WPS Office.
Q: What does WPS Office include?
A: WPS Office (Free and complete office suite, includes writer, spreadsheet, presentations, enjoys the features of small-size, easy-to-use and compatible, covering multiple platforms including Windows, Linux, Android, iOS and Mac).
Q: What were presentation programs originally used for?
A: Originally these programs were used to generate 35 mm slides, to be presented using a slide projector.
Q: What replaced the transparencies in the 1990s?
A: Dedicated LCD-based screens that could be placed on the projectors started to replace the transparencies, and by the late 1990s they had almost all been replaced by video projectors.
