Microsoft PowerPoint: Word, PowerPoint and Presentation Planning (Part 4)
Explore “Word, PowerPoint and Presentation Planning” in this Microsoft PowerPoint lesson. Part 4 of the five-part series brings together the source material and lesson topics. Use the contents links to find a section, read the notes, and consult the complete original teaching slides below.

Lesson topics
- Difference Between Microsoft Word & PowerPoint
- Write Your Topic Or Idea
Contents
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Microsoft PowerPoint – Introduction: original teaching slides for this study series.
Difference Between Microsoft Word & PowerPoint
Difference Between Microsoft Word & PowerPoint Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint are both productivity software distributed by Microsoft, Inc. They each have roles in creating specific document types. PowerPoint is a graphics-based program that allows you to create dynamic presentations. Word is a text-based word processing program that creates letters, forms and other documents.
Write Your Topic Or Idea
Write Your Topic Or Idea In 1989, Microsoft released the first version of Word for Windows, according to Microsoft.com. Word claimed a 90% share of the market by 1994. Robert Gaskins created PowerPoint and released the software for Mac computers in 1987. The product has been part of the Microsoft Office Suite since 1990.
Word is a word processing program. PowerPoint is presentation software. Word creates text-based documents while PowerPoint creates presentations. Users generally use Microsoft Word when they need to create letters, forms, mailings and reports. Users utilize PowerPoint when they need to create presentations for business meetings, seminars, workshops or trainings.
Currently, two types of PowerPoint and Word are widely used: Word and PowerPoint 2003 and 2007. Navigating each software program is the major difference. The "ribbon," a visual navigation menu, replaced "toolbars" in the 2007 release.
Review questions and answers
What are the key points about Difference Between Microsoft Word & PowerPoint?
Difference Between Microsoft Word & PowerPoint Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint are both productivity software distributed by Microsoft, Inc. They each have roles in creating specific document types. PowerPoint is a graphics-based program that allows you to create dynamic presentations. Word is a text-based word processing program that creates…
What are the key points about Write Your Topic Or Idea?
Write Your Topic Or Idea In 1989, Microsoft released the first version of Word for Windows, according to Microsoft.com. Word claimed a 90% share of the market by 1994. Robert Gaskins created PowerPoint and released the software for Mac computers in 1987. The product has been part of the Microsoft Office Suite since 1990. Word is a word processing program.…
More lessons from this document
- Microsoft PowerPoint – Introduction — Part 1
- Microsoft PowerPoint – Introduction — Part 2
- Microsoft PowerPoint – Introduction — Part 3
- Microsoft PowerPoint – Introduction — Part 4
- Microsoft PowerPoint – Introduction — Part 5
Conclusion
The important points in Difference Between Microsoft Word & PowerPoint should be reviewed alongside the definitions, examples and comparisons given above. Continue with the other four articles to cover the rest of the source material.