Editing Presentation program (section)

==Features==
A presentation program is supposed to help both the speaker with an easier access to his ideas and the participants with visual information which complements the talk.
There are many different types of presentations including professional (work-related), education, entertainment, and for general communication.  Presentation programs can either supplement or replace the use of older visual-aid technology, such as [[pamphlet]]s, handouts, chalkboards, flip charts, posters, slides and overhead transparencies. Text, graphics, movies, and other objects are positioned on individual pages or "slides" or "foils"{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}. The "slide" analogy is a reference to the [[slide projector]], a device that has become somewhat [[obsolescence|obsolete]] due to the use of presentation software. Slides can be printed, or (more usually) displayed on-screen and navigated through at the command of the presenter. An entire presentation can be saved in video format.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Turn your presentation into a video|url = https://support.office.com/article/C140551F-CB37-4818-B5D4-3E30815C3E83|website = www.support.office.com|access-date = 2018-01-10}}</ref> The slides can also be saved as images of any [[image file formats]] for any future reference.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Save a slide as a separate image file|url = https://support.office.com/article/3c4f9ca4-945a-4c33-af91-d10e4e3ea715|website = www.support.office.com|access-date = 2018-01-10}}</ref> Transitions between slides can be animated in a variety of ways, as can the emergence of elements on a slide itself. Typically a presentation has many constraints and the most important being the limited time to present consistent information.

Many presentation programs come with pre-designed images ([[clip art]]) and/or have the ability to import graphic images. Some tools also have the ability to search and import images from [[Flickr]] or [[Google]] directly from the tool. Custom graphics can also be created in other programs such as [[Adobe Photoshop]] or [[GIMP]] and then exported. The concept of [[clip art]] originated with the image library that came as a complement with [[VCN ExecuVision]], beginning in 1983.

With the growth of [[digital photography]] and [[digital video|video]], many programs that handle these types of media also include presentation functions for displaying them in a similar "slide show" format, for example [[iPhoto]].  These programs allow groups of digital photos to be displayed in a slide show with options such as selecting transitions, choosing whether or not the show stops at the end or continues to loop, and including music to accompany the photos.

Similar to programming [[Software extension|extension]]s for an [[operating system]] or [[web browser]], "add ons" or [[Plug-in (computing)|plugins]] for presentation programs can be used to enhance their capabilities.

Apps can enable a smartphone to be a remote control<ref>{{Cite web|title=LibreOffice Impress Remote|url=https://www.libreoffice.org/download/impress-remote-2/|website=LibreOffice.org}}</ref> for slideshow presentations, including slide previews, speaker notes, timer, stop watch, pointer, going directly to a given slide, blank screen and more. Presentation programs also offer an interactive integrated hardware element designed to engage an audience (e.g. [[Audience response|audience response systems]], [[second screen]] applications) or facilitate presentations across different geographical locations through the internet (e.g. [[web conferencing]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.inxpo.com/casting-calls/bid/108749/Online-Presentation-Tips-from-an-Online-Presentation-Coach|title=Online Presentation Tips from an Online Presentation Coach|last=Shiao|first=Dennis|date=28 August 2012|publisher=INXPO|access-date=25 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013122233/http://web.inxpo.com/casting-calls/bid/108749/Online-Presentation-Tips-from-an-Online-Presentation-Coach|archive-date=13 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Hardware devices such as [[laser pointer]]s and [[interactive whiteboard]]s can ease the job of a live presenter .

===Programs===
As of 2007,  MS [[PowerPoint]] has become the dominant presentation tool because it is both readily available and easy for instructors to use (Grabe & Grabe 2007).<ref>{{cite book|last=M|first=Grabe|title=Technology for meaningful learning|url=https://archive.org/details/integratingtechn00grab|url-access=registration|publisher=Houghton Mifflin Company|location=New York, NY|author2=Grabe, C.|year=1998 |isbn=9780395871362 }}</ref> It allows instructors to create and manipulate presentations in a wide variety of contexts that can enhance student’s interest and engagement (Mills & Roblyer, 2006).<ref>{{cite book|last=Mills|first=C.|title=Technology tools for teachers: A Microsoft Office tutorial|url=https://archive.org/details/technologytoolsf00mill|url-access=registration|year=2006|publisher=Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall.|location=Upper Saddle River, NJ|author2=Roblyer, D.|isbn=9780131187276 }}</ref> In addition, it helps instructors clearly identify the main points of a topic or activity while still providing the details through presentation (Loisel & Galer, 2004).<ref>{{cite journal|last=Loisel|first=M.|author2=Galer, R.|title=Uses of PowerPoint in the 314L Class.|journal=White Paper Series|year=2004}}</ref> Instructors can incorporate multiple types of media formats (e.g., diagram, photo, drawing, sound and video) that cannot be easily integrated together into one single medium. PowerPoint also provides graphical, transactional, aesthetic and interactive features. PowerPoint is for use in the classroom, and needs to be paired with use of an [[LCD projector]] and large screen.