Office 2010 - Changes in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010

This article lists changes in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 since Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007. If you are upgrading from Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003, see also Changes in Office PowerPoint 2007.

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Changes in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 - What’s new

This section highlights new features in PowerPoint 2010.

Fluent UI

  • The PowerPoint 2010 user interface is updated from the Microsoft Office Fluent user interface (UI) that was introduced in the 2007 Microsoft Office system. The Microsoft Office Fluent UI is designed to make it easier for people to find and use the full range of features that Office applications provide, and to preserve an uncluttered workspace. For more information about the Fluent UI, see the resources in Microsoft Office Fluent User Interface Resource Center.

The ribbon

  • The ribbon, part of the Fluent UI, was designed to optimize key PowerPoint presentation scenarios to make them easier to use. The ribbon provides quicker access to all the commands in PowerPoint 2010 and allows for easier future additions and customizations. You can also customize the ribbon. For example, you can create custom tabs and custom groups to contain frequently used commands. To help maximize the editing of your presentation space on the page, the ribbon can also be hidden while writing.

Backstage view

  • The Microsoft Office Backstage is now part of the Fluent UI and a companion feature to the ribbon. The Backstage view, which can be accessed from the File tab, helps you find frequently used features for managing your PowerPoint presentation files. (The File tab replaces the Microsoft Office Button and File menu that were used in earlier release of Microsoft Office.) The Backstage view is used to manage files and the data about the files, such as creating and saving files, inspecting for hidden metadata or personal information, and setting file options.

File format

  • The PowerPoint 2010 file format enables new features such as sharing on the Web, linked presentation co-authoring, and versioning. PowerPoint 2010 will continue to work on Office PowerPoint 2007 presentations.

Protected View

  • Files from a potentially unsafe location (such as the Internet or an e-mail attachment) or files that contain active content (such as macros, data connections, or ActiveX controls) are validated and can open in Protected View. When you open files in Protected View mode, the editing functions are disabled. You can open and edit files from trusted sources by clicking Enable Editing. You can also explore data about the files in the Backstage view.

Collaboration and sharing features

  • PowerPoint 2010 supports simultaneous editing of presentations by multiple users. For example, a group of users can work on a presentation at the same time, or a single user can work on the same presentation from different computers at the same time, all without locking the file.

The changes are as follows:

  • New content is automatically highlighted.
  • Author information for any added or shared content is identified by a color-coded bar showing the author’s initials.
  • Version support lets users see when and by whom changes were made to a presentation, and automatically highlights changes relative to earlier versions of the presentation.
  • Faster synchronization of pages so that changes are displayed to all authors in near real-time.

Presentations to live and virtual audiences

PowerPoint 2010 has a remote slide show capability that lets you present a slide show over the Web or a network connection to virtual attendees or live attendees, or both. Some common broadcast scenarios are as follows:

  • Ad hoc one-on-one broadcast.
  • Invite multiple viewers to view a presentation remotely at any time.
  • Present a slide show to both live and remote attendees at the same time in the context of a training session, meeting, or conference call.

Working with text and objects

PowerPoint 2010 provides improved editing tools with a new set of Photo Effects that enable you to transform your images.

  • Video and audio editing
  • Graphics, transitions, and animations
  • Help and translation

Changes in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 - What’s changed

This section summarizes the changes in PowerPoint 2010.

Arrange Group

  • The Arrange Group is now the Arrange menu.

Insert a shape

  • Previously, Drawing Tools (on the Format tab) automatically display when you insert a shape on a slide. This is no longer the case. The tab appears, but it does not open automatically. You can double-click the shape to bring up the tools.

Selection pane

  • The Selection pane is a feature that lists all objects in a presentation. In PowerPoint 2010 it is now located on the Arrange menu on the Home tab.

Changes in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 - What’s removed

This section provides information about removed features in PowerPoint 2010.

Maximum sound file size

  • The audio/video link and embed feature has replaced the maximum sound file size embed feature. In Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007, this appears in two locations: 1) as Max Sound File Size (KB) in Sound Tools | Options | Sound Options and 2) Link sounds with file size greater than in PowerPoint Options. This feature was necessary before because you were only able to embed of .wav files less than a certain size, as specified at one of the two places. In PowerPoint 2010, you can embed any file of any size so that these two features are no longer necessary.
  • The functionality is still there, but only as part of the new audio/video insertion behavior. The feature itself is deprecated.
  • You will not see Max Sound File Size (KB) in the ribbon and Link sounds with file size greater than in PowerPoint Options. Instead, the audio/video link and embed feature will replace this functionality. You will be able to do the same thing with fewer limitations and also do it directly when a media file is inserted.
  • In PowerPoint 2010, the user can choose whether to embed any file directly by using the Insert dialog box. Therefore, Max Sound File Size and Link sounds with files size greater than boxes are no longer needed. You can embed any file kind of any size instead of being limited to .wav files less than 50 MB.

Save as Web Page

  • The entry points for Save as Web Page have been removed.

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