SoftMaker Presentations
Encyclopedia
SoftMaker Presentations is a presentation program
developed by SoftMaker
and compatible with Microsoft
PowerPoint. It is part of the SoftMaker Office
productivity suite. It is a commercial software, but some older versions were also released as freeware
(SoftMaker Office 2008).
SoftMaker Presentations 2008 and 2010 is available for Microsoft Windows
, Linux
, Windows CE
, and Pocket PC
s (Windows Mobile
handheld devices). A version for Google Android is under development and targeted for release in 2011.
The application reads and writes Microsoft PowerPoint's .ppt and .pps files. Support for the more modern Office Open XML format .pptx will be included in the next major release.
-based user interface but with regular Windows menus and toolbars that were last used by Microsoft until Microsoft PowerPoint 2003.
The second, and current, release is SoftMaker Presentations 2010, released in November 2009 as part of SoftMaker Office 2010. This release added a sidebar similar to the one in Microsoft PowerPoint, video export, DirectX-accelerated animations and transitions, support for picture collections, and improved PDF export.
Presentation program
A presentation program is a computer software package used to display information, normally in the form of a slide show...
developed by SoftMaker
SoftMaker
SoftMaker Software GmbH is a software company that produces office software and is located in Nuremberg, Germany. SoftMaker was founded in 1989 by Martin Kotulla. In 1991, it also added digital fonts to its offerings...
and compatible with Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
PowerPoint. It is part of the SoftMaker Office
SoftMaker Office
SoftMaker Office is an office suite for Microsoft Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Windows CE, and the Pocket PC, developed since 1989 by the German company SoftMaker Software GmbH, Nuremberg....
productivity suite. It is a commercial software, but some older versions were also released as freeware
Freeware
Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the...
(SoftMaker Office 2008).
SoftMaker Presentations 2008 and 2010 is available for Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
, Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
, Windows CE
Windows CE
Microsoft Windows CE is an operating system developed by Microsoft for embedded systems. Windows CE is a distinct operating system and kernel, rather than a trimmed-down version of desktop Windows...
, and Pocket PC
Pocket PC
A Pocket PC is also known by Microsoft as a 'Windows Mobile Classic device'. It is a hardware specification for a handheld-sized computer, personal digital assistant , that runs the Microsoft 'Windows Mobile Classic' operating system...
s (Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile is a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft that was used in smartphones and Pocket PCs, but by 2011 was rarely supplied on new phones. The last version is "Windows Mobile 6.5.5"; it is superseded by Windows Phone, which does not run Windows Mobile software.Windows Mobile is...
handheld devices). A version for Google Android is under development and targeted for release in 2011.
The application reads and writes Microsoft PowerPoint's .ppt and .pps files. Support for the more modern Office Open XML format .pptx will be included in the next major release.
User interface
In contrast to Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 and 2010, SoftMaker Presentations does not come with a RibbonRibbon (computing)
In GUI-based application software, a ribbon is an interface where a set of toolbars are placed on tabs in a tab bar. Recent releases of some Microsoft applications have embraced this form with a modular ribbon as their main interface. The Ribbon is a contextual interface that offers functionality...
-based user interface but with regular Windows menus and toolbars that were last used by Microsoft until Microsoft PowerPoint 2003.
History
The first version of SoftMaker Presentations was released in November 2007 as part of the commercial SoftMaker Office productivity suite and carried the version number "2008". In May 2011, this version was also released as freeware.The second, and current, release is SoftMaker Presentations 2010, released in November 2009 as part of SoftMaker Office 2010. This release added a sidebar similar to the one in Microsoft PowerPoint, video export, DirectX-accelerated animations and transitions, support for picture collections, and improved PDF export.