Power Up Your PowerPoint Knowledge

Microsoft PowerPoint was initially released for both Macintosh and Windows computers in 1987.

Microsoft acquired PowerPoint for about $14 million three years after it was released.

PowerPoint became a component of the Microsoft Office suite in 1989 for Windows.

PowerPoint's worldwide market share of presentation software has been estimated at 85 percent since the late 1990s.

PowerPoint was originally designed to provide visuals for group presentations within business organizations only.

Microsoft PowerPoint was released on April 20, 1987, initially for ______ computers only

Microsoft acquired PowerPoint for about $14 million three months after it appeared. This was Microsoft's first significant ______

PowerPoint became a component of the Microsoft Office suite, first offered in 1989 for ______ and in 1990 for Windows

Beginning with PowerPoint 4.0 (1994), PowerPoint was integrated into Microsoft Office development, and adopted shared common components and a converged user ______

PowerPoint's market share was very small at first, prior to introducing a version for Microsoft ______, but grew rapidly with the growth of Windows and of Office