PowerPoint 2013

1. PowerPoint 2013 Interface

A walkthough of the PowerPoint 2013 interface reveals some new features as well as some features that remain unchanged since the last version. Don't like the new orange interface? Easy -- you can change it back to grey! You also get tattooed interfaces -- learn more in Office Backgrounds.

2. Presentation Gallery

Similar to the Presentation Gallery found in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac, the latest Windows version of PowerPoint lets you choose a look and customize it even before you create your first slide.

3. Widescreen Defaults

All new presentations default to widescreen 16:9 aspect ratios now, but you can change the aspect ratio to 4:3 and also set 4:3 standard aspect ratio as the default for new presentations.

4. Super Themes with Variations

Most Themes included within PowerPoint 2013 are now essentially " Super Themes " -- these are Themes that have nested Themes built inside them -- you can peek into these nested Themes if you are comfortable with looking at the code .

5. Enhanced Presenter View

PowerPoint 2013's Presenter View is one of its most revamped features -- PowerPoint automatically detects if you have two displays and turns on Presenter view.

6. Add Services

You can link your Microsoft accounts to various services (third party sites) to get pictures, videos, or documents within PowerPoint. Services available now include Flickr (access pictures), YouTube (online video clips), Facebook (social integration), etc. You can also explore and remove services thereafter.

7. Account Management

Many options within PowerPoint show up or change depending upon which Account you are signed into -- these include your Recent Files list, your connected services, and even the interface color for your program. Accounts work a little different depending upon whether you are using Windows 8 or Windows 7.

8. Resume Reading

Resume Reading, a new feature in PowerPoint 2013, makes PowerPoint to remember the slide number you worked on last and enables you to resume your work from that particular slide. You will be prompted with a callout that appears on the right edge of your presentation.

9. New Guide Options

There are new Guide Options – you can now change the color of Guides, and also Guides are now hierarchial -- you can add Guides in Slide Masters, Slide Layouts, and Slides -- they all work independent of each other.

10. Eyedropper Option

PowerPoint 2013's new Eyedropper option enables you to pick an exact color from anywhere and apply the color as a fill our outline to your shapes and text. You also get advanced options for the Eyedropper tool that let you pick an exact color from somewhere outside PowerPoint.

11. Format Task Panes

You no longer see the large dialog boxes that sometimes completely covered the slide area. Instead you get these docked Format Task Panes.