power point is a program used to creat presentations. it is often used by buisnesses or large meetings. in these presentations a slide show is made, this slide show is made up of many difrent panes. in power point you can change the size of the planes as well as the time that the slide stays on the screen, giving the talker enough timw to explain the details on the screen. or you can have another operator controling the slide as it is preformed. the smaller form of the slides are clled thumbnails. when making a pwer point, everything is im a nice organized window. there are vertical and horizontal splitter bars seperating the slide show panes, notes area, and the outline area. you can enter a slide sorter view that lets you change the position and order that the slides are presentated in. you can also type in notes to remind the speaker to talk about somthing while giving the the presentation.