Software applicationsPresentation software

Presentation software is used to create slideshows. A slideshow is a series of slides. An individual slide can contain text, images, animations, sound and video. Slides can show automatically one after another or the presenter can choose when to show the next slide manually.

A slideshow can act as a visual prompt to a person giving a talk or presentation, or it can give more information about the current topic.

The features of presentation software include:

• Slide master - controls the presentation’s appearance and keeps all the slides in the same style.
• Animations – special effects to keep your audience interested.
• Transitions – different ways to change from one slide to the next, eg the current slide dissolves into the next one.
• Speaker notes – the presenter can add notes to remind them what to say when each slide is shown. The notes appear on the presenter’s screen but not on the audience’s.