Advantages
- Provides a variety of predefined templates and layouts
- It’s easy to create simple presentations
- Can be used by advanced users to create powerful presentations
- Links to websites can be integrated directly into the presentation
- Can be used in presenting different learning styles
Disadvantages
- It can distract the audience when using too many graphics, animations and other visuals, or when the slides contain too much information
- Certain types of presentations are not suitable for PowerPoint
- It takes a considerable amount of time to create a good presentation
- It’s available only on Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS platforms
Components
- Menus & Tools (Clip Art, Charts, Shapes Drawing Tool, Formatting Tool)
- Navigation Pane
- Slide Pane
- Notes Pane
- Bottom Bar