What's New in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003?

You'll notice some changes as soon as you start Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003. The toolbars and menus have a new look, for example. But the features that are new and improved in this version of PowerPoint go beyond just changes in appearance. Some changes won't be apparent to you until you start using the program.

The following table lists the new and improved features that you might be interested in as well as the lessons and topics in which those features are covered.

New or Improved Feature	What Does this Feature Help You Do?	Lesson	Topic
Thesaurus and Online Research	Choose words that suit your presentation and audience, and research information on the Web	Working with Slides	Checking Spelling and Word Choice
Improved media playback	Get superior performance when playing video or sound	Creating Multimedia Presentations	Inserting and Playing Sounds and Movies
Updated PowerPoint Viewer	Deliver a presentation on a computer on which PowerPoint is not installed	Setting Up and Delivering Slide Shows	Taking a Slide Show on the Road
Package for CD	Ensure that all files are included when transferring a presentation to CD	Setting Up and Delivering Slide Shows	Taking a Slide Show on the Road
New slide show navigation tools	Easily move from slide to slide when delivering an electronic slide show	Setting Up and Delivering Slide Shows	Delivering a Slide Show
Improved ink annotations	Mark up slides during a presentation	Setting Up and Delivering Slide Shows	Delivering a Slide Show