With Microsoft PowerPoint professional presentations can be created which helps in effective communication and achieve impressive results. PowerPoint allows users to create graphics presentations. These can be prepared as on-screen presentations, 35 mm slides or transparencies. Various effects can be added to increase clarity, precision and to ensure that your message is transmitted. PowerPoint makes it possible to produce useful material and notes for presentations.
UPresent is a powerful multimedia presentation tool for those who wish a truly integrated multimedia presentation application, not just a text/outline presenter. 
UPresent allows you to define up to 55 menu titles, each containing graphics, video, audio, 3DMF, text, videodisc sequences, or links to URLs and software applications. A scripting feature allows you to assemble menu items in any sequence for a presentation. You can construct multiple presentations (scripts) within a UPresent datafile, and move seamlessly between them during a presentation. The application also allows you to embed scripts within scripts. You can even set up scripts to run as automated slide shows, not only with graphics but with QuickTime movies and transitions. A videodisc editor provides the opportunity to re-purpose videodisc for inclusion in digital presentations. Text tools allow you to quickly add text to your presentations. Live video can be viewed from any video input hardware. 

System Requirements: 
· Mac/Power Mac 
· Mac OS 7.1 or later 
· QuickTime 2.5 or higher 
· 10 MB RAM 

¨ Upresent Various types of Presentation Software
Astound
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Harvard Graphics
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Lotus Freelance
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COCKTAIL98 Multimedia Authoring Tool v98
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Navarasa Multimedia v2.51
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Presentation Publisher V3.0
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Corel Presentations 8
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Creator Pro v1.2
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Prosper
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