{"id":6475,"date":"2023-07-14T18:57:44","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T18:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=6475"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:27:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:27:21","slug":"presenting-powerpoint-a-retrospective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/presentations\/presenting-powerpoint-a-retrospective","title":{"rendered":"Presenting: PowerPoint, a retrospective"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">The world\u2019s most popular presentation software (with up to 95% market share today) had humble beginnings when it was introduced in 1987. 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