Purpose of Assignment

In this assignment, you research alternative applications to Microsoft® PowerPoint®, and practice using PowerPoint® to present those alternatives and make a recommendation. You may research applications by developers other than Microsoft if you desire.

Assignment Steps

Resources:

• Microsoft® Office Help and Training

• Other tutorials available online

Research the two alternative presentation applications that you chose, and compare them to the features and functionality of Microsoft® PowerPoint®.

Note: There are several alternative presentation applications besides Microsoft® PowerPoint® including Sway®. It does not, however, have to be a Microsoft® application.

Create a 12- to 15-slide presentation that includes the following:

• A title page

• A reference page

• A slide theme and a template

• Animations using the timing feature

• Slide transitions

• A picture or an image

• Word art

• A recorded audio on one of the slides

Use speaker notes to expand ideas beyond the slide bullet points and include research supporting your comparisons.

Submit both a Microsoft® PowerPoint® 97-2003 Show file (PPS) and a Microsoft® PowerPoint® Presentation file (PPTX).

Cite a minimum of four sources, formatted according to APA guidelines.