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A Brand New Slide Show...

Over the years, PowerPoint has gone through a number of graphic improvements. Our goal is always to provide the best environment for you to visualize and communicate your ideas. At the beginning of this release, we looked at how advancements in motion graphics have transformed visual storytelling in broadcast TV and movies. We knew we wanted to bring the same capabilities to presentations.

For PowerPoint 2010, we are making the biggest visual update to Slide Show in nearly a decade. PowerPoint's graphics engine is completely rebuilt using DirectX. Everything in slide show (text, shapes, animations, and more) is rendered in full 3D using your machine’s graphics card. Over the next few weeks, we’ll show you how to use PowerPoint 2010’s new tools and effects to improve your presentation.

Here are a few of the features you can expect to see:
· Fully hardware-accelerated rendering engine
· New transition effects and an updated user interface
· Revamped animation effects and a brand new UI (timelines!)
· Animation Painter (copy your animations between objects)
· Choreograph animations with multimedia

As we like to say here at PowerPoint, if a picture is worth 1,000 words, then a video is worth at least 24,000 per second:

- Jason Zhao and Christopher Maloney

Program Manager, PowerPoint Slide Show

August 25, 2009

Posted: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 6:48 AM by pptteam

Comments

Vojtěch Zicha said:

Is there a source .pptx file to download?

# August 25, 2009 5:20 PM

Non Believer said:

Wow.. my KeyNote application has been able to do EVERYTHING you guys just demoed for a few years and it didn't cost me $500.

So it MS' business strategy no just wait for Apple then copy what they create but be sure to add in a healthy dose of bloat and MS interface kludge for good measure.

Like the poster above... where's the source file?

# August 25, 2009 8:17 PM

pptteam said:

@Vojtěch Zicha & Non Believer:

Stay tuned because we're going to show you how to create these effects using the new PowerPoint in a series of future posts.

@Non Believer:

The great thing about PowerPoint 2010 is that it will run very smoothly even on a very cheap Netbook PC (~ $300) – which overall costs significantly less than the hardware and operating system required to run the application you mention above.

Office also includes a full suite of very powerful software to run your entire business, which in the long run will save you lots of money.  Furthermore, many of the core Office 2010 applications will be available for free on the web to everyone in the world.  It's hard to beat $0 for some of the best and most reliable productivity software ever written.

In the end, it's not about who's first.  The important thing is that we're enabling everyone to create high-quality presentations which in turn enable a higher level of self-expression.  You are free to use whatever software you like, and we hope you'll see that there are a lot of great reasons to use PowerPoint.

-Christopher Maloney

# August 25, 2009 8:47 PM

abbasa said:

Not an impressive video at all. I would rather have founded  this video impressive, if, at the end, it did not have slide saying it was done by ppt 2010.

Rather than that,  the presenter presses escape, yields the ppt 2010 GUI and changes a certain aspect (i.e. add  a final slide) and put the slide show back running  on the screen. That would take some breaths away.

Come on, wonderful product, be creative . .

# August 26, 2009 3:23 AM

question said:

Will PPT 2010 support an active background (html+javascript, video loop, or dreamscene)?

# August 26, 2009 10:27 AM

pptteam said:

@ abbasa

When we said the entire thing was created using PowerPoint 2010, we really meant everything *including* the video that you just watched.

To be clear, this video is *not* a screen capture.  

@ Billy

As you can tell from my response to abbasa, yes, you will be able to save these files as a video.  Stay tuned to see how.

@ question

Yes, take a look at video in this post: http://blogs.msdn.com/powerpoint/archive/2009/07/29/the-new-powerpoint-media-experience.aspx

# August 26, 2009 3:52 PM

Martien said:

Hi Guys,

I really like the stuff that is possible to create with Powerpoint 2010, but for my understanding, why did you guys create a demo that looks like something that was created by Apple /w keynote?

# August 26, 2009 4:53 PM

Kate said:

For more information on PowerPoint and the rest of the Office 2010 Suite, check out the videos on the Office Page on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Office#/Office?v=app_17037175766&viewas=7300773

There are also some great tips, tricks, and resources on the PowerPoint Page on Facebook. Join the community and the conversation! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Microsoft-PowerPoint/80007646730

Cheers,

Kate

MSFT Office Outreach Team

# August 26, 2009 5:58 PM

pptteam said:

@ Martien

It's interesting that many people associate this visual style (smooth gradient background, 3D transition effects, clean slides with a single word or phrase, compelling story) with a specific application.

We've simply applied the principles of good presenting to this set of slides.  PowerPoint has been capable of much of what you see here(aside from the 3D rendering and multimedia capabilities),  for a long time, even before other applications ever existed. We've just made it much easier to achieve this pleasing aesthetic with our new UI.

To learn more about these aforementioned design principles, try searching your favorite bookstore for the keyword "presentations," and you'll find links to great books on delivering a message effectively.

Here are some design-related posts you may also find interesting:

http://blogs.msdn.com/powerpoint/archive/2006/04/24/Richard.aspx

http://blogs.msdn.com/powerpoint/archive/2008/06/11/zen-strikes-twice.aspx

http://blogs.msdn.com/powerpoint/archive/2008/09/07/september-is-alive-with-presentations.aspx

http://blogs.msdn.com/powerpoint/archive/2009/06/12/design-share.aspx

# August 26, 2009 6:24 PM

Shawn Villaron ( GPM PowerPoint ) said:

@ Martien

I actually see the comparison with Keynote as a good thing.  We've heard from customers that there were a number of things that Keynote was doing better than we were.  We took this feedback to heart and spent some of our resources this release responding to that feedback.  So when I hear that we're just like Keynote, I actually take that as a compliment: not only does it mean we succeeded in our endeavors here, but it also means we're generating great looking output.  I see it as a win-win for everyone.

That said, we've also made a number of improvements in PowerPoint that are unique to our product.  I suspect that the Keynote guys are busy going over our technical preview and tweaking their plans.  All in all, this is great for customers: each team pushes the other to do better.

Please keep the feedback coming.  We're listening.

Shawn Villaron

Group Program Manager, Microsoft Office PowerPoint

# August 27, 2009 11:22 AM

Patrik said:

I really like it! Keep up the good work.

# August 27, 2009 2:47 PM

Patrick said:

How long did it take to make that video using PowerPoint 2010?

# August 27, 2009 3:37 PM

Jason Beaudreau said:

Loved it.  As a heavy user of PowerPoint I am looking forward to taking this thing out for a drive.

Keep up the good work.

# August 27, 2009 7:54 PM

Jason Zhao (PowerPoint) said:

@ Patrick

The video was created in an afternoon.  Glad you liked it :).

# August 28, 2009 1:48 AM

Mohammed said:

Is this stuff in the technical preview already? As far as I can tell the UI for animations hasn't changed at all (in terms of timeline, etc.) Also, slide show mode appears to run jerkier than before, so I'm hoping the DirectX engine isn't in yet...

# August 28, 2009 2:13 AM

JustWatching said:

It's great to see all these Keynote 2003 features integrated into PowerPoint. I think what is to remember is not the “what a nice rip-off” part but the “now this 98% of computer users have access to those features” part. Be it a mere copy of other work or not, this does results in a big improvement of PowerPoint, and this does is a lot of work done.

Some animations lack the “sweetness” of the original — hard to tell what it is exactly though — but overall the result is nice.

I have to be a bit negative on two points though:

First, the application I mentioned above was/is relying on core system technology designed to render graphic compositions very efficiently, if I got it right — it means that it was indeed able to run on not-so-high configurations (by 2003's standards).

Second the graphical “theme” here is really Apple keynote-ish. While background gradients, white text, white backgroundless charts and clear slides with few words are indeed generic and follow good rules of slide-making, the particular combination you used is clearly Apple's own style. The problem here is that it's difficult to know how to understand it — is it a provocation? an error, like what these kids copying their neighbor's name along with the test's content were doing? something else entirely? This use of the graphical style distracts Keynote-aware persons and finally lower the perception of the quality of what you did.

Because overall, this is really good work, and will finally allow a lot of people to create good-looking presentations without having to purchase an expensive machine. So… thumbs up.

# August 28, 2009 8:25 AM

Ultimatebuster said:

...

Can you please stop showing off and give me an invite already? Please?

# August 28, 2009 7:21 PM

Training Connection said:

That was a great presentation. When we create PowerPoints, we want to make an impression like that without sound. My sound did not come on but I got the point. I am looking forward to the new PowerPoint 2010! Invite me too!

# September 1, 2009 3:30 PM

zev said:

how will this very cool visual animation translate when presented via a webinar system like WebEx?

# September 3, 2009 7:38 PM

justadude said:

Very, very cool, awesome job guys. When can we expect the beta to be released? I hope it's a public beta.

# September 4, 2009 1:35 PM

pptteam said:

@zev

Stay tuned for more info about PowerPoint 2010’s new Broadcast Slide Show feature for sharing presentations with remote audiences.

@Ultimatebuster & justadude

Thank you for your interest in PowerPoint 2010.  The Technical Preview program is closed to new members.  The Office 2010 Beta will be available soon for public download, at which point you'll get to test out the new features.

We'll make an announcement so that you'll be the first to know where and when to download the Beta.  Click the RSS link at the top of this page to get automatic updates.

# September 4, 2009 6:24 PM

Paulus said:

It's a shame that everything Microsoft does to enhance its customer's experience has to be jumped upon my mac-heads.

Believe me..and many greater than I have said it many times before...there's no such thing as an original idea...we are all influenced by the world around us, so get used to it.

For me, Microsoft only has to compete with itself. It is doing that by releasing this fabulous piece of software and I will certainly be upgrading.

Microsoft knows what its home and business customers want and we are getting it.

And before I am jumped upon by the mac-heads, I am one myself and have been so for 18 years, so consider myself qualified to make comparisons, but in a balanced way. I appreciate all software from any vendor that makes my life easier and gives my own customers what they expect.

As Shawn alluded to above, good software which does similar things will always be compared, go ahead and compare and use whichever piece of software works best for your situation.

Finally, I think it's great that Micriosoft reach out to Mac users with Office - not sure the same can be said for the Keynote or Snow Leopard teams (I use both). And I hope and pray that Office 2010 for Mac has the same functionality as that for a Windows PC.

I'm a Mac AND I'm a PC - I made my choice and I chose both...who wouldn't want the best of both worlds?

# September 15, 2009 9:16 AM

Mike said:

PLEASE!!!  Tell me that you are going to include an opacity/transparency option for images added to a slide?

This is my #1 most glaring oversight of PPT 2007. Why can't I add an image and then change it's transparency level as I can with objects?

PLEASE ADD THIS!!!!  Otherwise Keynote still gets the nod.  You add this...you win me.

# October 16, 2009 8:04 PM

PowerPoint Rain Man said:

Paulus made a superb post. I agree. The haters need to stop. A rising tide raises all boats. What kind of person would hate on something, simply because it has caught up to (and passed, in many ways) something you like. Can't we like two things?

Me, I loves my Mac. And I love building and using PCs. You guys keep up the wonderful work. The beta is installing on my test bed as we speak. Can't wait to get started on the next adventure.

# November 17, 2009 12:35 PM

Jerry said:

Hello all,

very nice presentation. I have a question about new motion effects. Is there some kind of motion effect like "Magic move" in the Keynote?

# November 19, 2009 10:37 AM
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