PPT4: PowerPoint 4.0 FastTips: New Features Q & A
  
PSS ID Number: Q120890
Article last modified on 05-16-1998
 
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The following is the complete contents of the FastTips Question and
Answers article titled "Q120890: New Features Questions & Answers." Q120890
is part of the FastTips Question and Answer section for Microsoft
PowerPoint version 4.0 for the Macintosh.
 
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1. Q. What's new in PowerPoint 4.0?
 
   A. PowerPoint 4.0 is significantly different from PowerPoint versions
      2.0 and 3.0, and contains many new features. For example,
      PowerPoint 4.0 includes the following six improvements:
 
      1. The new version of WordArt allows you to create many fancy
         text effects using TrueType fonts.
 
      2. The new rotation tool allows you to rotate text, drawings,
         and PowerPoint objects to any angle.
 
      3. You can now create many different styles of dashed and
         dotted lines.
 
      4. The new table feature allows you to create tables quickly
         and easily with Microsoft Word version 6.0.
 
      5. The new AutoLayout feature automatically creates the
         arrangement you want for the next slide. It includes 21
         different automatic layouts.
 
      6. Format Painter lets you easily copy and apply formatting
         with just one mouse click.
 
2. Q. What other usage improvements does PowerPoint 4.0 contain?
 
   A. PowerPoint 4.0 contains many additional improvements, including the
      following seven features:
 
      1. You can hide slides that you don't want to appear on a
         specific slide show.
 
      2. PowerPoint 4.0 includes 165 templates and more than 1000 clip-art
         images.
 
      3. PowerPoint now offers TrueColor support, which makes scanned
         color images look better on 256-color displays.
 
      4. Pick-a-Look Wizards help you get started creating a new
         presentation.
 
      5. You can access shortcut menus with a click of the right mouse
         button.
 
      6. You can easily create organizational charts with the new Insert
         Org Chart button on the toolbar.
 
      7. You can customize the toolbars by adding buttons for features
         you frequently use.
 
3. Q. What new text handling features does PowerPoint 4.0 include?
 
   A. PowerPoint 4.0 introduces the following two new text formatting
      features:
 
      1. The Period feature automatically places periods at the end of
         all your paragraphs.
 
      2. Change Case lets you quickly reformat text to uppercase,
         lowercase, title case, toggle case, or sentence case.
 
4. Q. What features does PowerPoint 4.0 include that makes it easy to
      learn and use?
 
   A. PowerPoint 4.0 includes many new features that make it easier
      to learn and use, including the following five:
 
      1. Tooltips helps you easily discover what any toolbar button
         does.
 
      2. You can choose to have a Tip Of The Day message appear every
         time you start PowerPoint. These messages give you pointers and
         inform you about tools or options you may not have known about
         before.
 
      3. PowerPoint includes a Context Sensitive Help toolbar button,
         so that the Help you get pertains directly to what you are
         doing.
 
      4. The PowerPoint Quick Preview demonstrates PowerPoint's
         features and gives you an introduction to the application.
 
      5. You can choose to use Cue Cards, which provide step-by-step
         instructions to help you accomplish tasks.
 
5. Q. How does PowerPoint 4.0 support greater interoperatiblity
      between Microsoft applications for the Macintosh?
 
   A. PowerPoint 4.0 allows you to work more effectively with other
      applications such as Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel. The
      following are five examples:
 
      1. PowerPoint's multiple toolbars are consistent with those in
         Microsoft Word 6.0 and Microsoft Excel 5.0.
 
      2. PowerPoint, Word, and Excel share many dialog boxes, so
         you don't have to shift gears when you switch between
         applications.
 
      3. You now draw objects the same way in PowerPoint as you do
         in Word 6.0 and Excel 5.0.
 
      4. In many cases, the mouse and keyboard commands in PowerPoint are
         the same as those in Word and Excel.
 
      5. You can use Word and Excel tables in PowerPoint slides.
 
6. Q. What new graphing capabilities does PowerPoint 4.0 include?
 
   A. PowerPoint 4.0 includes Graph 5.0, which contains many
      improvements, including the following two features:
 
      1. Because you share the embedded graphing application with
         other Microsoft applications, you only need to learn to use
         one graphing tool.
 
      2. Graph 5.0 includes toolbars, shortcut menus, improved
         legends, new chart styles, a 64-color palette, and new
         charting capabilities.
 
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