Glossary
PowerPoint
Microsoft's presentation software for slides, meetings, and animated decks.
Microsoft PowerPoint is the presentation application in the Microsoft 365 Office apps. It runs on Windows, macOS, the web, iOS, and Android, and its .pptx files are the de-facto standard for business presentations. PowerPoint supports slide masters, animations, transitions, embedded video, speaker notes, and presenter view, plus newer additions like Designer for auto-laying-out slides and Cameo for embedding a live camera feed. Real-time co-authoring works in shared decks stored in OneDrive or SharePoint. Microsoft 365 Copilot in PowerPoint can generate an initial deck from a Word document or a prompt, then re-theme and refine it.