Microsoft KB Archive/111924

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PowerPoint 4.0 FastTips: New Features Questions & Answers
Last reviewed: September 9, 1996

Article ID: Q111924

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c

SUMMARY
The following is the complete contents of the FastTips Questions and Answers article titled &quot;Q111924: New Features Questions & Answers.&quot; Q111924 is part of the FastTips Questions and Answers section of Microsoft PowerPoint version 4.0 for Windows.

Microsoft(R) Product Support Services Application Note (Text File) Q111924: New Features Questions & Answers Revision Date: 03/94 3 Pages, No Disk The following information applies to Microsoft PowerPoint version 4.0 for Windows.


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1. Q. What s new in PowerPoint 4.0?

A. PowerPoint 4.0 is significantly different from PowerPoint versions 2.0 and 3.0, and contains many new features. For example, PowerPoint 4.0 includes the following seven improvements:

1. When running on-screen slideshows, you can now branch to        other presentations.

2. The new version of WordArt allows you to create many fancy text effects using TrueType fonts.

3. The new rotation tool allows you to rotate text, drawings, and PowerPoint objects to any angle.

4. You can now create many different styles of dashed and dotted lines.

5. The new table feature allows you to create tables quickly and easily.

6. The new AutoLayout feature automatically creates the arrangement you want for the next slide. It includes 21 different automatic layouts.

7. Format Painter lets you easily copy and apply formatting with just one click of the mouse.

2. Q. What other usage improvements does PowerPoint 4.0 contain?

A. PowerPoint 4.0 contains many more new features, including the following seven features:

1. You can hide slides that you don t want to appear on a        specific slide show.

2. PowerPoint 4.0 includes 165 templates and more than 1000 clip-art images.

3. PowerPoint now offers TrueColor support, which makes scanned color images look better on 256-color displays.

4. Pick-a-Look Wizards help you get started creating a new presentation.

5. You can access shortcut menus with a click of the right mouse button.

6. You can easily create organizational charts with a new tool on        the toolbar.

7. You can customize the toolbars by adding buttons for features you use frequently.

3. Q. What new text handling features does PowerPoint 4.0 include?

A. PowerPoint 4.0 introduces the following two new text formatting features:

1. The Period feature automatically places periods at the end of        all your paragraphs.

2. Change Case lets you quickly reformat text to uppercase, lowercase, title case, toggle case, or sentence case.

4. Q. What features does PowerPoint 4.0 include that makes it easy to     learn and use?

A. PowerPoint 4.0 includes many new features that make it easier to learn and use, including the following five features:

1. Tooltips helps you easily discover what any toolbar button does.

2. You can choose to have a Tip Of The Day message appear every time you start PowerPoint. These messages give you pointers and inform you of tools or options you may not have known about before.

3. PowerPoint includes a Context Sensitive Help toolbar button, so that the Help you get pertains directly to what you are doing.

4. The PowerPoint Quick Preview demonstrates PowerPoint s        features and gives you an introduction to the application.

5. You can choose to use Cue Cards, which provide step-by-step instructions to help you accomplish tasks.

5. Q. How does PowerPoint 4.0 support greater interoperatiblity between Microsoft Windows-based applications?

A. PowerPoint 4.0 allows you to work more effectively with other applications such as Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel, as     well as with Microsoft Windows for Workgroups. The following are five examples:

1. PowerPoint s multiple toolbars are consistent with those in        Microsoft Word 6.0 and Microsoft Excel 4.0.

2. PowerPoint, Word, and Excel share many dialog boxes, so        you don t have to shift gears when you switch between applications.

3. You now draw objects the same way in PowerPoint as you do        in Word 6.0 and Excel 4.0.

4. The mouse and keyboard commands in PowerPoint are, in many cases, the same as those in Word and Excel.

5. You can use Word and Excel tables in PowerPoint slides.

6. Q. What new graphing capabilities does PowerPoint 4.0 include?

A. PowerPoint 4.0 includes Graph 5.0, which contains many improvements, including the following two features:

1. Because you share the embedded graphing application with other Microsoft applications, you only need to learn to use one graphing tool.

2. Graph 5.0 includes toolbars, shortcut menus, improved legends, new chart styles, a 64-color palette, and new charting capabilities.