PowerPoint
What is Microsoft PowerPoint?
Definition
Microsoft PowerPoint is a presentation application used to create and display slide-based content. It forms part of the Microsoft Office and Microsoft 365 suites and organises information into individual slides. This format allows text, images, charts, and media to be arranged visually for teaching, presenting, or sharing ideas.
Frayer Model Overview
Characteristics
Organises content into individual slides
Designed for visual presentation rather than long text
Part of the Microsoft Office or Microsoft 365 suite
Supports text, images, charts, and media
Displays slides one at a time during a presentation
Examples
Creating lecture slides for a class
Building a slide deck for a meeting
Adding images and bullet points to slides
Opening a .pptx file in PowerPoint
Presenting slides on a projector or screen
Non-Examples
A text document in Word
A spreadsheet in Excel
A web browser page
A printed handout
A physical poster or whiteboard