Let's start PowerPoint

To use PowerPoint, look for the PowerPoint icon in the Start menu and click it.

Start PowerPoint using the following steps.

1. [Display the Start menu.

   

   Click the (Start button).

2. Look for the PowerPoint icon.

   

   

   Point to All Programs. Next, point to Microsoft Office, and then click Microsoft Office Word 2007.

3. The startup screen appears, and PowerPoint starts.

   

   

Tip: The first time you start PowerPoint The first time you start PowerPoint, the Microsoft Software License Agreement might appear. In this case, read the license agreement carefully and click the I Accept button.  Note   If you are using a boxed edition, the screen and its operation might be different.

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Let's quit PowerPoint

Let's quit PowerPoint using the following steps.

1. Click the button in the upper right of the PowerPoint window.

   

   Click the button.

2. PowerPoint quits.

Tip: What if the "Do you want to save the changes you made to Presentation1?" message is displayed? If you make any change, no matter how small, to a presentation and click the button, a message box similar to the following one appears. To save the changes, click Yes. To quit without saving the changes, click No. If you clicked the button by mistake, click Cancel.

Tip: What if I click the button by mistake? If you click the button, which is near the button by mistake, the PowerPoint window disappears, but PowerPoint does not quit. To display the PowerPoint window again, click the name of the PowerPoint file you want to open in the taskbar.

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