PowerPoint is an application which enables you to create slide shows on your computer screen.

You create individual slides, which can contain text, graphics, sound, animation and video. When you have created all the slides you need, you can either present present the slide show, or set up the slides so that they run themselves.

Usually, Powerpoint is used by public speakers to illustrate a talk. These pages are designed to introduce you to the main functionality of PowerPoint.

It may be a good idea to open up PowerPoint on your computer, so that while reading these pages you can practise on the real thing.