Dot point 8 – By Jessica Matikainen

CONTENTS
 Presentation software

 Application software

 Authoring software

 Animation software

 Web browsers

 HTML editors

 Sum-it-up
PRESENTATION SOFTWARE
CONTINUE – PRESENTATION
SOFTWARE
Presentation consists of a series of slides. Popular ones
include:

Microsoft PowerPoint

Lotus Freelance

Aldus Persuasion
CONTINUE – PRESENTATION
SOFTWARE
Presentation software creates several documents such as:
On-screen presentations (left)
Audience handouts
Overhead transparencies
Speaker’s notes
APPLICATION SOFTWARE

Microsoft Word: An example of application software

CONTINUE - APPLICATION
SOFTWARE
Application software is used for a specific task. These
include:
Word processors (left)
Spreadsheets
Graphic software
AUTHORING SOFTWARE

Macromedia Flash: An example of authoring software

CONTINUE – AUTHORING
SOFTWARE
It is used to combine separate
media types, that is text,
graphics, animation, audio
and video. It allows for
interactivity. An example is
Macromedia Flash (left).
ANIMATION SOFTWARE
CONTINUE - ANIMATION
SOFTWARE
This software takes individual images and creates an
illusion of movement. Different types include:

2D

3D

Warping and morphing

WEB BROWSERS

Mozilla Firefox: an example of web browsers

 CONTINUE – WEB BROWSERS
These are software programs stored on a computer that
allows access to the web. It will receive multimedia files
embedded in a web page. An example may be Mozilla
Firefox.
The browser –
that is, Mozilla
Firefox
HTML EDITORS
CONTINUE – HTML Editors
Web pages are created using HTML. HTML editor is a
software program that specialises in writing HTML code.

<title> </title>
start finish
SUM-IT-UP
Software is therefore significantly used in making and
displaying multimedia. It aids in various areas such as
presentation and organising tasks (for example, using a word
processor for text).
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Images were obtained from:
• software logo
http://www.zaphu.com/v1/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/microsoft-office-logo.png
• PowerPoint logo
http://www.tigerdirectnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/microsoft-powerpoint-
2007.jpg
• flash screen
http://www.patrickjansen.net/components/images/screenshotpj640-480.jpg
• flash symbol
http://images.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://www.aqsa.org.uk/Portals/0/Multime
dia/flashIcon.png&imgrefurl=http://www.aqsa.org.uk/MULTIMEDIA/PhotoGallery/tabid
/85/language/en-
GB/Default.aspx&usg=__VZQg4M5bwFajbIIrnyev4KajXDo=&h=300&w=300&sz=24&hl=e
n&start=2&um=1&tbnid=uZrc2qle16wasM:&tbnh=116&tbnw=116&prev=/images%3Fq%3D
macromedia%2Bflash%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-
a%26channel%3Ds%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-GB:official%26sa%3DX%26um%3D1
• animation
http://www.siggraph.org/publications/video-
review/sig2005/SVRAT152Images/png/TickAnimation1.png
• Microsoft Clipart
CONTINUE – BIBLIOGRAPHY
 Warp image
http://www.download-for-free.com/imgb/funny-morph-maker.jpg
 Mozilla firefox
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Firefox_3.5_logo.png
 Html image
http://www.webtechu.com/tutorial/img/notepad1.png
 Microsoft word symbol
http://www.aqsa.org.uk/Portals/0/Misc/Microsoft%20Word.png
 operating software
http://www.posmarket.com.au/images/Operating-Systems-Software.jpg

Music was obtained from:

Sonic mystery (http://sonicmystery.blogspot.com/ )with the track ‘lioness’ in the web site –
www.last.fm - permission to use was verified.

Information was obtained from:

Powers, GK. Information Processes and Technology. (2003). Heinemann: 22 Salmon street, Port
Melbourne, Victoria 3207.